Author : Alan Cassels
Release : 1996
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 276/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ideology and International Relations in the Modern World by : Alan Cassels
Download or read book Ideology and International Relations in the Modern World written by Alan Cassels. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cassels traces the part played by ideology in international relations over the past two centuries. Starting with the French Revolution's injection of ideology into interstate politics, he finishes by addressing present-day pre-occupations 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, Fascism 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 influence international affairs." "The focus and emphasis given to ideology in an historical survey of such broad scope make 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."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved