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The global resurgence of religion and the transformation of international relations : the struggle for the soul of the Twenty-first Century /

The current global resurgence of religion is more wide ranging than a clash of civilizations driven by religious extremism, terrorism, or fundamentalism. This global cultural and religious shift is challenging our interpretation of the modern world--what it means to be modern--as a variety of social...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thomas, Scott, 1959 November 22-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2005.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Culture and religion in international relations.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction: The struggle for the soul of the Twenty-first Century
  • PART ONE: BRINGING RELIGION BACK INTO INTERLATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY: "The revenge of God?" : The Twentieth Century as the "Last Modern Century"
  • Blind spots and blowback: why culture and religion were marginalized in international relations theory
  • In the eye of the story: explaining and understanding culture and religion in international relations
  • The soul of the world? Religious non-state actors and international relations theory
  • PART TWO: THE SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Wars and rumors of war? Religion and international conflict
  • "Creating a just and durable peace" : Rethinking religion and international cooperation
  • Soulcraft as statecraft? Diplomacy, conflict, revolution, and peacebuilding
  • Funding virtue? Rethinking religion, civil society, and democracy
  • When faith and economics meet? Rethinking religion, civil society and international development
  • Conclusion: How shall we then live?