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Moving Bodies

By: Erik Ringmar

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A history of movements and of how we make sense of the world. Cognitive activities happen as bodies interact with their environment. In order to be, think, know, imagine and will, we need to move. Historical case-studies include dancing kings and sea-captains, and nationalists who engage in gymnastic exercises.

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History of International Relations

A Non-European Perspective

By: Erik Ringmar

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History of International Relations

A Non-European Perspective

By: Erik Ringmar

Existing textbooks on international relations treat history in a cursory fashion and perpetuate a Euro-centric perspective. This textbook pioneers a new approach by historicizing the material traditionally taught in International Relations courses, and by explicitly focusing on non-European cases, debates and issues. The volume is divided into three parts. The first part focuses on the international systems that traditionally existed in Europe, East Asia, pre-Columbian Central and South America, Africa and Polynesia. The second part discusses the ways in which these international systems were brought into contact with each other through the agency of Mongols in Central Asia, Arabs in the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean, Indic and Sinic societies in South East Asia, and the Europeans through their travels and colonial expansion. The concluding section concerns contemporary issues: the processes of decolonization, neo-colonialism and globalization – and their consequences on contemporary society. History of International Relations provides a unique textbook for undergraduate and graduate students of international relations, and anybody interested in international relations theory, history, and contemporary politics.

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1783740256

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The Mechanics of Modernity in Europe and East Asia

Institutional Origins of Social Change and Stagnation

By: Erik Ringmar

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The Mechanics of Modernity in Europe and East Asia

Institutional Origins of Social Change and Stagnation

By: Erik Ringmar

Why, from the eighteenth century onwards, did some countries embark on a path of sustained economic growth, while others stagnated? This text looks at the kind of institutions that are required in order for change to take place, and Ringmar concludes that for sustained development to be possible, change must be institutionalized. Taking a global view, Ringmar investigates the implications of his conclusion on issues facing the developing world today.

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Moving Bodies

By: Erik Ringmar

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Moving Bodies

By: Erik Ringmar

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International Politics of Recognition

By: Thomas Lindemann,Erik Ringmar

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International Politics of Recognition

By: Thomas Lindemann,Erik Ringmar

The origins of international conflict are often explained by security dilemmas, power-rivalries or profits for political or economic elites. Common to these approaches is the idea that human behaviour is mostly governed by material interests which principally involve the quest for power or wealth. The authors question this truncated image of human rationality. Borrowing the concept of recognition from models developed in philosophy and sociology, this book provides a unique set of applications to the problems of international conflict, and argues that human actions are often not motivated by a pursuit of utility maximisation as much as they are by a quest to gain recognition. This unique approach will be a welcome alternative to the traditional models of international conflict.

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1317257456

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Surviving Capitalism

How We Learned to Live with the Market and Remained Almost Human

By: Erik Ringmar

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Surviving Capitalism

How We Learned to Live with the Market and Remained Almost Human

By: Erik Ringmar

A fresh, funny and imaginative discourse on the nature of capitalism and how society has learned to cope with it.

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Anthem Press

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Identity, Interest and Action

A Cultural Explanation of Sweden's Intervention in the Thirty Years War

By: Erik Ringmar

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Identity, Interest and Action

A Cultural Explanation of Sweden's Intervention in the Thirty Years War

By: Erik Ringmar

Critique of rational choice theory and original, cultural analysis of key historical problem.

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0521026032

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Liberal Barbarism

The European Destruction of the Palace of the Emperor of China

By: E. Ringmar

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Liberal Barbarism

The European Destruction of the Palace of the Emperor of China

By: E. Ringmar

In Liberal Barbarism, Erik Ringmar sets out to explain the 1860 destruction of Yuanmingyuan - the Chinese imperial palace north-west of Beijing - at the hands of British and French armies. Yuanmingyuan was the emperor's own theme-park, a perfect world, a vision of paradise, which housed one of the greatest collections of works of art ever assembled. The intellectual puzzle which the book addresses concerns why the Europeans, bent on "civilizing" the Chinese, engaged in this act of barbarism. The answer is provided through an analysis of the performative aspect of the confrontation between Europe and China, focusing on the differences in the way their respective international systems were conceptualized. Ringmar reveals that the destruction of Yuanmingyuan represented the Europeans' campaign to "shock and awe" the Chinese, thereby forcing them to give up their way of organizing international relations. The contradictions which the events of 1860 exemplify - the contradiction between civilization and barbarism - is a theme running through all European (and North American) relations with the rest of the world since, including, most recently, the US war in Iraq.

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1137031603

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Reappraising European IR Theoretical Traditions

By: Knud Erik Jørgensen,Audrey Alejandro,Alexander Reichwein,Felix Rösch,Helen Turton

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Reappraising European IR Theoretical Traditions

By: Knud Erik Jørgensen,Audrey Alejandro,Alexander Reichwein,Felix Rösch,Helen Turton

This book is about European IR theoretical traditions, their origins, and key figures. Theorizing is among the most important activities that take place within scientific disciplines. Scholars therefore routinely talk/debate about the discipline of IR and its theories, theories are often used to form the pedagogical backbone of IR and theories are also a key part of scholarly identities. Over time, theories crystalize in to schools of thought, strands of theorizing and theoretical traditions. This book and the volumes that will follow focus on the origins and trajectories of theoretical traditions, and key figures of IR thought in Europe in the 20th Century. The authors are situated in Europe, and it is thus the origins and trajectories of European theoretical traditions, its intellectual history and contemporary forms of theoretical knowledge today, that are on the agenda. In order to achieve this ambitious aim, we opt for a transnational sociological history approach, thus going beyond the national lens through which IR has been predominantly studied. The series will have an integrative function and contribute to a globalized discourse on IR as a discipline. The key benefits of this first volume is that it outlines IR theoretical traditions for the first time ever, provides a novel framework for exploring IR’s theories, and contributes to define and strengthen the European identity of IR. This book is an invaluable resource for scholars of IR.

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3319584006

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Constructing International Relations: The Next Generation

The Next Generation

By: Karin M. Fierke,Knud Erik Jorgensen

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Constructing International Relations: The Next Generation

The Next Generation

By: Karin M. Fierke,Knud Erik Jorgensen

The constructivist approach is the most important new school in the field of postcold war international relations. Constructivists assume that interstate and interorganizational relations are always at some level linguistic contexts. Thus they bridge IR theory and social theory. This book explores the constructivist approach in IR as it has been developing in the larger context of social science worldwide, with younger IR scholars building anew on the tradition of Wittgenstein, Habermas, Luhman. Foucault, and others. The contributors include Friedrich Kratochwil, Harald Muller, Matthias Albert, Jennifer Milliken, Birgit Locher-Dodge and Elisabeth Prugl, Ben Rosamond, Nicholas Onuf, Audie Klotz, Lars Lose, and the editors.

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1317473868

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International Relations Theory

A New Introduction

By: Knud Erik Jørgensen

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International Relations Theory

A New Introduction

By: Knud Erik Jørgensen

This is a major new edition of a highly-regarded textbook on International Relations theory which combines deep analysis into the diversity of thought within the major scholarly traditions and the guidance for students on doing their own theorising. Knud Erik Jorgensen analyses the nuances of the main contending theories and approaches, their philosophical underpinnings, and explains their use and relevance to different research agendas. This is all placed within the context of cross-cutting coverage of key current issues and debates; of the philosophical foundations of IR theory; and of why different theories are addressed to different research agendas. All chapters have been fully revised and updated, and a new chapter on the Human-Nature tradition has been included to reflect the changes within the field. This text is the most up-to-date and informative text on International Relations theory, and is an essential companion for all International Relations students.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137604476

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Performing Punk

By: Erik Hannerz

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Performing Punk

By: Erik Hannerz

Performing Punk is a rich exploration of subcultural contrasts and similarities among punks. By investigating how punk is made, for whom, and in opposition to what, this book takes the reader on a journey through the lesser-known aspects of the punk subculture.

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Boredom, Colonialism and War

Dreams of Power and Agency

By: Erik Ringmar,Jorg Kustermans

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Boredom, Colonialism and War

Dreams of Power and Agency

By: Erik Ringmar,Jorg Kustermans

Why is liberalism unable to account for the violence which persists in modern society? Boredom, Colonialism and War is a wide ranging IR study which looks at the role of cutural systems in warfare, the modern condition and the failure of globalization to halt war through international free trade. In an increasingly dissatisfied and bored modern society, the promise of violence acts as a powerful form of entertainment and restores a sense of agency. The dream of warfare provides empowerment; slowly, a cultural system is created that bypasses the effects of colonialism leading to globalization. Through use of historical case studies on globalization and colonialism, these polemical authors provide an incisive analysis of contemporary international politics, international relations, and modern society.

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New International Relations

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The Mechanics of Modernity in Europe and East Asia

The Institutional Origins of Social Change and Stagnation

By: Erik Ringmar

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The Mechanics of Modernity in Europe and East Asia

The Institutional Origins of Social Change and Stagnation

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This book provides a new answer to the old question of the 'rise of the west': why did some countries embark on a path of sustained economic growth while others stagnated? Taking a global view, Ringmar investigates the implications of his conclusions on issues facing the developing world today.

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Psychology Press

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Surviving Capitalism

How We Learned to Live with the Market and Remained Almost Human

By: Erik Ringmar

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Surviving Capitalism

How We Learned to Live with the Market and Remained Almost Human

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A fresh, funny and imaginative discourse on the nature of capitalism and how society has learned to cope with it.

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Why Europe Was First

Social Change and Economic Growth in Europe and East Asia 1500-2050

By: Erik Ringmar

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Why Europe Was First

Social Change and Economic Growth in Europe and East Asia 1500-2050

By: Erik Ringmar

For most of its history Europe was a thoroughly average part of the world: poor, uncouth, technologically and culturally backward. By contrast, China was always far richer, more sophisticated and advanced. Yet it was Europe that first became modern, and by the nineteenth century China was struggling to catch up. This book explains why. Why did Europe succeed and why was China left behind? The answer, as we will see, does not only solve a long-standing historical puzzle, it also provides an explanation of the contemporary success of East Asia, and it shows what is wrong with current theories of development and modernization.

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History of International Relations

A Non-European Perspective

By: Erik Ringmar

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History of International Relations

A Non-European Perspective

By: Erik Ringmar

Existing textbooks on international relations treat history in a cursory fashion and perpetuate a Euro-centric perspective. This textbook pioneers a new approach by historicizing the material traditionally taught in International Relations courses, and by explicitly focusing on non-European cases, debates and issues. The volume is divided into three parts. The first part focuses on the international systems that traditionally existed in Europe, East Asia, pre-Columbian Central and South America, Africa and Polynesia. The second part discusses the ways in which these international systems were brought into contact with each other through the agency of Mongols in Central Asia, Arabs in the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean, Indic and Sinic societies in South East Asia, and the Europeans through their travels and colonial expansion. The concluding section concerns contemporary issues: the processes of decolonization, neo-colonialism and globalization - and their consequences on contemporary society. History of International Relations provides a unique textbook for undergraduate and graduate students of international relations, and anybody interested in international relations theory, history, and contemporary politics."--Publisher's website.

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