| The Global Resurgence of Religion and the Transformation of International Relations: The Struggle for the Soul of the Twenty-First Century 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Thomas, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1403961123 ISBN-13: 9781403961129 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: The current global resurgence of religion is more wide ranging than a clash of civilizations driven by religious extremism, terrorism, or fundamentalism. This global cultural and religious shift is challenging our interpretation of the modern world--what it means to be modern--as a variety of social and religious groups struggle to find alternative paths to modernity. This book examines what this means for the key concepts and theories of international relations--international conflict and cooperation, diplomacy, the promotion of civil society, democracy, nation-building, and economic development-and how it is transforming them. The book serves as a guide for what it means to take cultural and religious pluralism seriously in the twenty-first century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - General - Political Science | International Relations - General - Religion | Religion, Politics & State |
| Dewey: 201.727 |
| LCCN: 2004057311 |
| Series: Culture and Religion in International Relations |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.32" W x 8.54" (1.01 lbs) 300 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is about the global resurgence of culture and religion in international relations, and how these social changes are transforming our understanding of International Relation theory, and the key policy-related issue areas in world politics. It is evident in the on-going debates over the 'root causes' of 9/11 that there are many scholars, journalists and members of the public who still believe culture and religion can be explained away by appeals to more 'basic' economic, social or political forces in society. Therefore The Global Resurgence of Religion and the Transformation of International Relations presents an argument for taking culture - and particularly religion - as social forces that are important for understanding world politics in the post-Westphalian era. |
