Cultural Theory of International Relations

Name: Cultural Theory of International Relations
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ISBN: 9780521691888

ISBN-10: 0521691885

ISBN-13: 9780521691888

Edition: 2008

Authors: Richard Ned Lebow

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In this exciting new volume, Richard Ned Lebow introduces his own constructivist theory of political order and international relations based on theories of motives and identity formation drawn from the ancient Greeks. His theory stresses the human need for self-esteem, and shows how it influences political behaviour at every level of social aggregation. Lebow develops ideal-type worlds associated with four motives: appetite, spirit, reason, and fear, and demonstrates how each generates a different logic concerning cooperation, conflict and risk-taking. Expanding and documenting the utility of his theory in a series of historical case studies ranging from classical Greece to the war in Iraq,…

Book details

List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/11/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 776
Size: 5.91" wide x 8.86" long x 1.69" tall
Weight: 2.640



List of figures and tables


Acknowledgments



Introduction



Fear, interest and honor



The spirit and its expression



The ancient world



Medieval Europe



From Sun King to Revolution



Imperialism and World War I



World War II



Hitler to Bush and beyond



General findings and conclusions


Bibliography


Index