Civilizations and World Order: Geopolitics and Cultural Difference (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780739186060)

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 as "civilization," "order," and "world order"; they do so by taking into account political, economic, cultural, and philosophical dimensions of social life. The book deals with its main theme from three angles or vectors: first, the geopolitical or power-political context of civilizations; secondly, the different roles of civilizations or cultures against the backdrop of "post-coloniality" and "Orientalism"; and thirdly, the importance of ideological and regional differences as factors supporting or obstructing world order(s). All in all, the different contributions demonstrate the impact of competing civilizational trajectories on the functioning or malfunctioning of contemporary world order.

Author: Fred Dallmayr
ISBN-10: 073918606X
ISBN-13: 9780739186060
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 09/24/2014
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.40w x 0.93d