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On cultural diversity : international theory in a world of difference, Christian Reus-Smit

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The rise of non-Western Great Powers, the spread of transnational religiously-justified insurgencies, and the resurgence of ethno-nationalism raise fundamental questions about the effects of cultural diversity on international order. Yet current debate--among academics, popular commentators, and policy-makers alike--rests on flawed understandings of culture and inaccurate assumptions about how historically cultural diversity has shaped the evolution of international orders. In this path-breaking book, Christian Reus-Smit details how the major theories of international relations have consistently misunderstood the nature and effects of culture, returning time and again to a conception long abandoned in specialist fields: the idea of cultures as coherent, bounded, and constitutive. Drawing on theoretical insights from anthropology, cultural studies, and sociology, and informed by new histories of diverse historical orders, this book presents a new theoretical account of the relationship between cultural diversity and international order: an account with far-reaching implications for how we understand contemporary transformations.--
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eng
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xiii, 263 pages
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  • Introduction
  • The road not taken
  • Cultured realism
  • The culture of international society
  • Culture as norms
  • Rational culture
  • The organization of diversity
  • Conclusion
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9781108462747
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On cultural diversity : international theory in a world of difference
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On cultural diversity
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international theory in a world of difference
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Christian Reus-Smit
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eng
Summary
The rise of non-Western Great Powers, the spread of transnational religiously-justified insurgencies, and the resurgence of ethno-nationalism raise fundamental questions about the effects of cultural diversity on international order. Yet current debate--among academics, popular commentators, and policy-makers alike--rests on flawed understandings of culture and inaccurate assumptions about how historically cultural diversity has shaped the evolution of international orders. In this path-breaking book, Christian Reus-Smit details how the major theories of international relations have consistently misunderstood the nature and effects of culture, returning time and again to a conception long abandoned in specialist fields: the idea of cultures as coherent, bounded, and constitutive. Drawing on theoretical insights from anthropology, cultural studies, and sociology, and informed by new histories of diverse historical orders, this book presents a new theoretical account of the relationship between cultural diversity and international order: an account with far-reaching implications for how we understand contemporary transformations.--
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LSE international studies
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  • International relations
  • Cultural pluralism
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On cultural diversity : international theory in a world of difference, Christian Reus-Smit
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-254) and index
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Contents
Introduction -- The road not taken -- Cultured realism -- The culture of international society -- Culture as norms -- Rational culture -- The organization of diversity -- Conclusion
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23 cm.
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xiii, 263 pages
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9781108462747
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(OCoLC)1032359095
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On cultural diversity : international theory in a world of difference, Christian Reus-Smit
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Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-254) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- The road not taken -- Cultured realism -- The culture of international society -- Culture as norms -- Rational culture -- The organization of diversity -- Conclusion
Control code
on1032359095
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
xiii, 263 pages
Isbn
9781108462747
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
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  • n
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(OCoLC)1032359095

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