{"product_id":"empires-of-the-mind-james-mayall-9781041255550","title":"Empires of the Mind: International Society and the Search for a New Order","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines three major attempts since World War I to reform international order and challenge empire, hierarchy, and real politik. It covers the League of Nations' promotion of democracy and self-determination, the United Nations' addition of economic governance, and post-1991 democratization efforts. The work investigates why these reforms failed and explores the persistent hold of imperial concepts over human imagination and also includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalysis of three major attempts to reform international order since World War I, examining failures of League of Nations, United Nations, and post-Cold War democratization efforts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigation of the persistent influence of empire, hierarchy, and real politik on international society despite reform initiatives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamination of how imperial concepts have adapted through different historical periods from modernity through corporate capitalism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssessment of the relationship between national self-determination principles and actual international governance structures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudy of ideological transformations in empire concepts during Cold War and post-Cold War periods\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough examination of empire's evolution from modernity through corporate capitalism, the book assesses prospects for future international society transformation and the continuing influence of traditional power structures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis title has been co-published with Knowledge World Publishers. T\u0026amp;F does not sell or distribute the print versions in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri lanka.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Mayall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1041255551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781041255550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"James Mayall","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48460294914303,"sku":"9781041255550","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fde97592-ebd2-434b-9c48-bd63a62c630b.jpg?v=1777413807","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/empires-of-the-mind-james-mayall-9781041255550","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}