The limits of culture : Islam and foreign policy

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The limits of culture : Islam and foreign policy

Brenda Shaffer, editor

(BCSIA studies in international security)

MIT Press, c2006

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

収録内容

  • Introduction : the limits of culture / Brenda Shaffer
  • Culture and foreign politics / Markus Fischer
  • Beyond blood and belief : culture and foreign policy conduct / Douglas W. Blum
  • History and foreign policy : from constructed identities to "ancient hatreds" east of the Caspian / Ronald Grigor Suny
  • Culture and alliances : U.S. portrayals of Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan before and after September 11, 2001 / Ido Oren with Robert Kauffman
  • Congress, constituencies, and U.S. foreign policy in the Caspian / David King and Miles Pomper
  • Domestic politics, bureaucratic strategies, and culture in Central Asia / Roger Kangas
  • The Islamic Republic of Iran : is it really? / Brenda Shaffer
  • Civilizational identity and foreign policy : the case of Iran / Ali M. Ansari
  • Taliban Afghanistan: a true Islamic state? / Svante E. Cornell
  • Pakistan's foreign policy : Islamic or pragmatic? / Svante E. Cornell
  • Conclusion / Brenda Shaffer

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巻冊次

: hbk ISBN 9780262195294

内容説明

In recent years, analysts of world affairs have suggested that cultural interests -- ethnicity, religion, and ideology -- play a primary role in patterns of conflict and alliances, and that in the future the "clash of civilizations" will dominate international relations. The Limits of Culture explores the effect of culture on foreign policy, focusing on countries in the geopolitically important Caspian region and paying particular attention to those states that have identified themselves as Islamic republics -- Iran, Taliban Afghanistan, and Pakistan.The contributors to The Limits of Culture find that, contrary to the currently popular view, culture is rarely more important than other factors in shaping the foreign policies of countries in the Caspian region. They find that ruling regimes do not necessarily act according to their own rhetoric. Iran, for example, can conduct policies that contradict the official state ideology without suffering domestic retribution. Also, countries frequently align with one another when they do not share religious beliefs or cultural heritage. For example, Christian Armenia cooperates on trade and security with non-Christian Iran. Cultural identities, the contributors find, are flexible enough to enable states to pursue a wide range of policies that are consistent with their material interests. As the essays in The Limits of Culture make clear, the emerging foreign policies of the Caspian states present a significant challenge to the culturalist argument.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780262693219

内容説明

In recent years, analysts of world affairs have suggested that cultural interests-ethnicity, religion, and ideology-play a primary role in patterns of conflict and alliances, and that in the future the "clash of civilizations" will dominate international relations. The Limits of Culture explores the effect of culture on foreign policy, focusing on countries in the geopolitically important Caspian region and paying particular attention to those states that have identified themselves as Islamic republics-Iran, Taliban Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The contributors to The Limits of Culture find that, contrary to the currently popular view, culture is rarely more important than other factors in shaping the foreign policies of countries in the Caspian region. They find that ruling regimes do not necessarily act according to their own rhetoric. Iran, for example, can conduct policies that contradict the official state ideology without suffering domestic retribution. Also, countries frequently align with one another when they do not share religious beliefs or cultural heritage. For example, Christian Armenia cooperates on trade and security with non-Christian Iran. Cultural identities, the contributors find, are flexible enough to enable states to pursue a wide range of policies that are consistent with their material interests. As the essays in The Limits of Culture make clear, the emerging foreign policies of the Caspian states present a significant challenge to the culturalist argument.

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