Global voices : dialogues in international relations

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Global voices : dialogues in international relations

edited by James N. Rosenau ; with contributions by James Der Derian ... [et al.]

Westview Press, 1993

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Volume

: cloth ISBN 9780813314044

Description

Configured as a play in two acts, this book covers many political issues, from the New World Order to the role of postmodernism in constructing an answer to the deconstruction of the Soviet Union. By the author of "Governance Without Government" and "The United Nations in a Turbulent World".

Table of Contents

  • Superpower scholars - sensitive, submissive or self-deceptive?, James N. Rosenau
  • reconstituting a gender eclipsed dialogue, Christine Sylvester
  • hegemonic power, hegemonic discipline? the superpower status of the American study of international relations, Steve Smith
  • fathers (and sons), Mother Courage (and her children), and the Dog (and the beef), James Der Derian
  • feminist theory and the ghosts of realists past, Jean Bethke Elshtain.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780813314051

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Who are these charactersWestfem and SAR, Tsitsi and SUKA, Mother Courage, SICC, and GORPand what do they have to say about the state of contemporary international affairs? For a painless yet provocative introduction to some of the most ponderous issues in world politics today, consider this book of dialogues written by leading lights in international relations research, covering everything from the New World Order to the role of postmodernism in constructing an answer to the deconstruction of the Soviet Union. Global Voices develops as five different dialoguers spin out exchanges between and among such protagonists as the archetypal Senior American Researcher, his British and feminist counterparts, a thoughtful young Western feminist, her Third World alter ego, a concerned (but skeptical) citizen, and a set of postmodern personae as elusive as quicksilver. This entertaining survey of issues, theory, and controversy in international relations is appropriate for readers both inside and outside the discipline and is perfect for students who want to listen in on conversations that are reshaping the contours of international political thought as well as action. Who are these charactersWestfem and SAR, Tsitsi and SUKA, Mother Courage, SICC, and GORPand what do they have to say about the state of contemporary international affairs? For a painless yet provocative introduction to some of the most ponderous issues in world politics today, consider this book of dialogues written by leading lights in international relations research, covering everything from the New World Order to the role of postmodernism in constructing an answer to the deconstruction of the Soviet Union. Global Voices develops as five different dialoguers spin out exchanges between and among such protagonists as the archetypal Senior American Researcher, his British and feminist counterparts, a thoughtful young Western feminist, her Third World alter ego, a concerned (but skeptical) citizen, and a set of postmodern personae as elusive as quicksilver. Youth and age, male and female, realist and idealist, science and art, Western and Third Worldall find their voices represented here. Between the scenes, the characters defenses come down along with the Berlin Wall, and the dialogues unravel in tandem with American hegemony, the Soviet republics, and gender-bound visions of reality. This entertaining survey of issues, theory, and controversy in international relations is appropriate for readers both inside and outside the discipline, and is perfect for students who want to listen in on conversations that are reshaping the contours of international political thought as well as action.

Table of Contents

  • Superpower Scholars: Sensitive, Submissive, or Self-Deceptive?
  • (James N. Rosenau. )
  • Reconstituting a Gender-Eclipsed Dialogue
  • (Christine Sylvester. )
  • Hegemonic Power, Hegemonic Discipline? The Superpower Status of the American Study of International Relations
  • (Steve Smith. )
  • Fathers (and Sons), Mother Courage (and Her Children), and the Dog, the Cave, and the Beef
  • (James Der Derian. )
  • Bringing It All Back Home, Again
  • (Jean Bethke Elshtain. )
  • Epilogue
  • (J. N. Rosenau.)

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