| Culture and Security: Multilateralism, Arms Control and Security Building Contributor(s): Krause, Keith R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0714644374 ISBN-13: 9780714644370 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: With the growing multilateralization and regionalization of security-building process, the cross-cultural aspects of security-building dialogues have assumed a prominent place in contemporary policy debates. The case studies of this volume examine how and when cultural factors affect the elaboration and implementation of arms control and security-building policies. They cover a range of states and regions - The East-West experience, Latin America, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Arab-Israeli conflict - and elaborate a concept of 'security culture' that draws together the diplomatic, political, strategic and social elements that influence security policy-making. Together, they treat such issues as religious, communal or normative orientations towards war and peace; the impact of legacies of conflict, colonialism and state building; attitudes towards regional and multilateral relations; cultural styles of diplomacy and negotiation; the nature of civil-military relations; and societal outlooks on authority, violence and conflict management. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Dewey: 720.47 |
| LCCN: 98025998 |
| Series: Contemporary Security Studies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.12" W x 9.02" (0.90 lbs) 262 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A comprehensive and empirically rich set of case studies that examine the impact of socio-cultural influences on multilateral arms control and security-building processes around the world. |