Ideology and International Relations in the Modern World
72: Routledge, 1996. Soft Cover. Text in English. 302 pp. Wrapped in plastic. Non library book.
Cassels traces the part played by ideology in international relations over the past two centuties Starting with the French Revolution's injection of ideology into inter-state politics, he finishes by addressing present-day preoccupations with the legacy of nationalist discontent left by the collapse of communism and the resurgence of religious fundamentalism in world politics. Cassels includes discussion of Marxism-Leninism and Nazism but, eschewing exclusive focus on totalitarian dogma he also shows how the interplay of the less rigid belief systems of conservatism, liberalism and nationalism finfluence international affairs.
The focus and emphasis given to ideology in an historical survey of such broad scope makes this book unusual, and even controversial. Social scientific and philosophical discussions of ideology make only glancing reference to foreign policy. Historians have generally touched on ideology only within the context of the case study, while the realist theorists of international relations play down its influence. Good. Item #4533
ISBN: 0415119278
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