Global Encounters: Studies in Comparative Political Theory – serie
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Imagining Brazil
Häftad, 2007
661 kr
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Imagining Brazil provides a comprehensive and multifaceted picture of Brazil in the age of globalization. Privileging diversity in relation to the authors as well as the manner in which Brazil is perceived, Jessé Souza and Valter Sinder have assembled historians, political scientists, sociologists, …
Beyond Nationalism?
Sovereignty and Citizenship
Av Fred Dallmayr, José M. Rosales
Häftad, 2001
600 kr
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Bringing fresh insight to an important contemporary debate, Fred Dallmayr and JosZ M. Rosales consider the changing definition of nationalism and the nation-state in our era of globalization. The question mark in the title of this volume points to the multiple issues at stake: what is the meaning …
Hinterlands and Horizons
Excursions in Search of Amity
Inbunden, 2002
1137 kr
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Margaret Chatterjee's new work Hinterlands and Horizons—a collection of nine phenomenological essays ranging across cultures and time periods—studies the historical and cultural evolution of the idea of amity and the concomitant concepts of fraternity, friendship, and tolerance. The work starts …
New Approaches to Comparative Politics
Insights from Political Theory
Inbunden, 2003
1207 kr
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The field of comparative politics traditionally has been divided into two camps: on the one hand, quantitatively driven work on a broad scale; on the other, more qualitative area studies. This edited collection promotes a new approach to comparative politics that transcends the debate about the …
Iran
Between Tradition and Modernity
Häftad, 2004
614 kr
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The Iranian Revolution represented to intellectuals and professionals the potential of spiritual values to triumph over the great power of economic imperialism. Yet out of this revolution has emerged an identity crisis that touches Islamic ideological heights and reaches down to the very ground of …
Comparative Political Philosophy
Studies under the Upas Tree
Av Anthony J. Parel, Ronald C. Keith
Häftad, 2003
614 kr
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This Lexington Books edition of Comparative Political Philosophy brings back into print a volume that was one of the first to move beyond a Eurocentric bias in the study of political philosophy and provide a well-balanced critique of the perilous transition from tradition to modernity. The book is …
Islamic Democratic Discourse
Theory, Debates, and Philosophical Perspectives
Häftad, 2006
642 kr
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There is a growing consensus among experts and the educated public alike that democratization will reduce the many problems of the Muslim world. The question that remains is how Islam should be incorporated into the public sphere. Islamic Democratic Discourse is in itself a dialogue that explores …
Democratization and Identity
Regimes and Ethnicity in East and Southeast Asia
Häftad, 2006
600 kr
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Do authoritarian regimes manage ethnic pluralism better than democracies? Is the process of democratization itself destructive of inter-ethnic accomodation? The notable contributors to Democratization and Identity explore and challenge such arguments as they introduce the experiences of East and …
Politics of Affective Relations
East Asia and Beyond
Av Daniel A. Bell, Hahm Chiahark
Inbunden, 2004
1560 kr
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In The Politics of Affective Relations, editors Daniel Bell and Hahm Chaihark refine our understanding of the East Asian conception of the self by examining how that conception was formulated, reproduced, and utilized throughout history. Sparked by a strong dissatisfaction with the state over many …
Politics of Affective Relations
East Asia and Beyond
Av Daniel A. Bell, Hahm Chiahark
Häftad, 2004
642 kr
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In The Politics of Affective Relations, editors Daniel Bell and Hahm Chaihark refine our understanding of the East Asian conception of the self by examining how that conception was formulated, reproduced, and utilized throughout history. Sparked by a strong dissatisfaction with the state over many …
From the Margins of Globalization
Critical Perspectives on Human Rights
Av Neve Gordon
Inbunden, 2004
1560 kr
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"Either you are with us or you are with the Terrorists!" President Bush exclaimed in a joint session of Congress ten days after the September 11 attacks. Even though the war on terrorism and the discourse surrounding it were ostensibly unleashed to protect freedom and enhance democracy, they have …
From the Margins of Globalization
Critical Perspectives on Human Rights
Av Neve Gordon
Häftad, 2004
628 kr
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"Either you are with us or you are with the Terrorists!" President Bush exclaimed in a joint session of Congress ten days after the September 11 attacks. Even though the war on terrorism and the discourse surrounding it were ostensibly unleashed to protect freedom and enhance democracy, they have …
Postcolonialism and Political Theory
Häftad, 2008
968 kr
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Postcolonialism and Political Theory explores the intersection between the political and the postcolonial through an engagement with, critique of, and challenge to some of the prevalent, restrictive tenets and frameworks of Western political and social thought. It is a response to the call by …
Remaking Turkey
Globalization, Alternative Modernities, and Democracies
Inbunden, 2007
1560 kr
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In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in Turkey's ability to create a secular, constitutional democracy within a predominantly Muslim population. Remaking Turkey provides a comprehensive and detailed account of how Turkey has achieved the possibility of modernity and democracy in a …
Remaking Turkey
Globalization, Alternative Modernities, and Democracies
Häftad, 2008
734 kr
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In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in Turkey's ability to create a secular, constitutional democracy within a predominantly Muslim population. Remaking Turkey provides a comprehensive and detailed account of how Turkey has achieved the possibility of modernity and democracy in a …
Civilizational Dialogue and Political Thought
Tehran Papers
Av Fred Dallmayr, Abbas Manoochehri
Häftad, 2007
713 kr
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Civilizational Dialogue and Political Thought: Tehran Papers gathers together Islamic and Western scholars to answer the call of Mohammed Khatami, former president of Iran, and the United Nations General Assembly for a "Dialogue of Civilizations," a global dialogue for peace. Based in international …
Western Political Thought in Dialogue with Asia
Av Takashi Shogimen, Cary J. Nederman
Inbunden, 2008
1701 kr
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Given the rise of globalization and coinciding increase in cultural clashes among diverse nations, it has become eminently clear to scholars of political thought that there exists a critical gap in the knowledge of non-Western philosophies and how Western thought has been influenced by them. This …
New Approaches to Comparative Politics
Insights from Political Theory
Häftad, 2008
713 kr
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The field of comparative politics traditionally has been divided into two camps: on the one hand, quantitatively driven work on a broad scale; on the other, more qualitative area studies. This edited collection promotes a new approach to comparative politics that transcends the debate about the …
Civil Society and Democracy in Iran
Häftad, 2011
734 kr
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In this timely, informative edited volume, major Iranian scholars and civic actors address some of the most pressing questions about Iranian civil society and the process of democratization in Iran. They describe the role of Iranian civil society in the process of transition to democracy in Iran …
State of Nature in Comparative Political Thought
Western and Non-Western Perspectives
Av Jon D. Carlson, Russell Arben Fox
Inbunden, 2013
1701 kr
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This book addresses a fundamental concept in political thought—the “state of nature”—through a comparative and cross-cultural approach. Western social contract thinking usually falls along lines identified with scholars like Hobbes or Rousseau, with accordant debate over whether humans are good, …
Human Rights and the Arts
Perspectives on Global Asia
Inbunden, 2014
1794 kr
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Human Rights and the Arts: Perspectives on Global Asia approaches human rights issues from the perspective of artists and writers in global Asia. By focusing on the interventions of writers, artists, filmmakers, and dramatists, the book moves toward a new understanding of human rights that shifts …
Civilizations and World Order
Geopolitics and Cultural Difference
Av Fred Dallmayr, M. Akif Kayapinar m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1560 kr
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Civilizations and World Order: Geopolitics and Cultural Difference examines the role of civilizations in the context of the existing and possible world order(s) from a cross-cultural and inter-disciplinary perspective. Contributions seek to clarify the meaning of such complex and contested notions …
Civilizations and World Order
Geopolitics and Cultural Difference
Av Fred Dallmayr, M. Akif Kayapinar m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
714 kr
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Civilizations and World Order: Geopolitics and Cultural Difference examines the role of civilizations in the context of the existing and possible world order(s) from a cross-cultural and inter-disciplinary perspective. Contributions seek to clarify the meaning of such complex and contested notions …
Human Rights and the Arts
Perspectives on Global Asia
Häftad, 2017
821 kr
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Human Rights and the Arts: Perspectives on Global Asia approaches human rights issues from the perspective of artists and writers in global Asia. By focusing on the interventions of writers, artists, filmmakers, and dramatists, the book moves toward a new understanding of human rights that shifts …
Toleration in Comparative Perspective
Inbunden, 2017
1420 kr
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Toleration in Comparative Perspective is a collection of essays that explores conceptions of toleration and tolerance in Asia and the West. It tests the common assumption in Western political discourse and contemporary political theory that toleration is a uniquely Western virtue. Toleration in …
