{"product_id":"politics-in-a-religious-world-eric-patterson-9781441108654","title":"Politics in a Religious World: Building a Religiously Informed U.S. Foreign Policy","description":"Politics in a Religious World examines why US diplomacy often misunderstands, if not ignores, the role of religion in international conflicts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the Cold War, it became evident that religion was a key factor in many conflicts, including Bosnia, Rwanda, and Afghanistan. However, the US failed to correctly appreciate this role, for example predicting the failure of the Iranian theocrats in 1979. Today, most of the security and foreign relations challenges faced by the US are infused with religious factors, from its relations with Iran to the Iraq war and jihadist terrorists. Religion, however, can also play a transnational role when it comes to human rights, conflict resolution, and political mobilization. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by an expert in the field, the book analyzes why the US deliberately avoids the religious dimension of international affairs and proposes a comprehensive approach to a religiously literate US foreign policy. Politics in a Religious World addresses a needed area and will appeal to anyone studying US foreign policy as well as the interaction of religion and international affairs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Patterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1441108653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781441108654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Eric Patterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123641118975,"sku":"9781441108654","price":47.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_47aa470e-f30f-436a-bb1a-b6712077a75d.jpg?v=1687432012","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/politics-in-a-religious-world-eric-patterson-9781441108654","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}