Format:
1 online resource (270 pages)
ISBN:
9780739186077
Series Statement:
Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory
Content:
This book examines the role of civilizations in the context of the existing and possible world orders from a cross-cultural perspective. Seeking to clarify the meaning of such complex and contested notions as "civilization," "order," and "world order," it takes into account political, economic, cultural, and philosophical dimensions of social life.
Content:
Intro -- Title Page -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Geopolitics and World Order -- Geopolitical Turmoil and Civilizational Pluralism -- Civilization as Instrument of World Order? -- Power in the Analysis of World Orders -- International Society, Cultural Diversity, and the Clash (or Dialogue) of Civilizations -- Eurocentrism and Cultural Difference -- The Formative Parameters of Civilizations -- Western Democrats, Oriental Despots? -- The Ottoman Empire and the Global Muslim Identity in the Formation of Eurocentric World Order, 1815-1919 -- Beyond the "Enlightenment Mentality" -- Liberalism, Global and Regional Orders -- Globalization, Civilizations, and World Order -- Liberalism of Restraint and Liberalism of Imposition -- The Rise of a Neo-medieval Order in Europe -- Illusions, Dreams, and Nightmares -- Index -- About the Contributors.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780739186060
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780739186060
Language:
English
Keywords:
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