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Plural International Relations in a Divided World

By: Stephen Chan

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Plural International Relations in a Divided World

By: Stephen Chan

The world is troubled and full of misunderstandings. It seems a new world order of fundamentalist violence and meaningless atrocity is upon us, whilst civilised instruments for cooperation and compromise are becoming increasingly ineffective. In this timely book, Stephen Chan explores the historical and philosophical roots of difference and discord in the international system. He begins with the introduction of the Westphalian system, showing how, throughout the 20th century, new states - from the Middle East, Asia and Africa - entered that system with reservations, preconditions, and great efforts to introduce new forms of concerts and congresses but without seriously challenging the international status-quo. By contrast, the 21st century has brought turmoil and change in the form of militant Islam - be it the Taleban, Al Qaeda, or ISIS - whose varied roots and fluid emergence have so far prevented the West from being able to understand and combat it. Developing Kissinger's suspicion of Saudi Arabia as an Islamic state in Westphalian dress, Chan argues that what is at stake today is not the development of a new Caliphate or an old radicalism - but the effort to supplant and replace the Westphalian system itself. This is the complex and challenging reality to which a truly modern and persuasively relevant plural international relations must now adapt. Whether it can do so remains to be seen.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1509508716

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The International Politics of an Embodied God

Nationalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

By: Stephen Chan, OBE

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Nationalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

By: Stephen Chan, OBE

In a world of violence in which religion seems to play an increasing role, the understanding of the Religions of the Book, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, is highly important. This book concentrates on these religions, all with common ancestry, that claim their mandates come from a holy text. These religions are embodied in both a text and a political purpose associated with a contentious nationalism and internationalism. Chan indicates their commonalities, especially in the political realm, but also their approaches to conflict with one another, within themselves, and with others who do not have a centralizing Book.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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9798881801427

The Lived International

A Life in International Relations

By: Stephen Chan, OBE

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The Lived International

A Life in International Relations

By: Stephen Chan, OBE

The Lived International is a poetic account of Stephen Chan’s personal engagement in International Relations. It speaks to the inadequacy of an abstract voyeurism while the problems of the world are death, devastation and underdevelopment. Drawn from a lifetime of travel and engagement, and from both published and hitherto unpublished poetry, forming a parallel list to the author’s academic works, the book seeks to inject into debate the sense that language, spoken and written discourse alone, are not a sufficient claim to ‘bearing witness’, and that even activism from afar can often fail to understand a human condition that afflicts the majority of the world’s population. Chan demonstrates that a life of praxis, living international relations, yields more insights than a life of theory alone.

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141

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538164981

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9781538164983

African Political Thought

An Intellectual History of the Quest for Freedom

By: Stephen Chan

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African Political Thought

An Intellectual History of the Quest for Freedom

By: Stephen Chan

African liberation is often seen in terms of heroism, but seldom in terms of thought. Even Sartre, in his preface to Frantz Fanon's seminal The Wretched of the Earth, wrote of the 'native' with his coiled muscles about to explode into rebellion. The African and the black person are denied the condition of philosophy, apparently driven only by frustration and anger. Stephen Chan's new book charts the long history of African political thought, from the years of North American slavery, through the development of modern African nationalism and the difficulties of governing new states, to Africa's political philosophy today, taking on the world as an equal. He dwells at length on major figures from Marcus Garvey and Kwame Nkrumah's postcolonial generation to Biko, Mandela and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. He shows their leadership to be inseparable from their ideas, and from those of literary giants including Fanon, W.E.B. Du Bois and NgÅ(c)gÄ(c) wa Thiong'o. This is no hagiography: Chan critically examines his thinkers, who also include Mugabe and Mobutu, and expresses concern for the future of Pan-Africanism. But his fascinating account reveals a thoughtful continent that has made complex, significant contributions to the world's intellectual commons-yet continues to seek freedom.

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Hurst & Company

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1787385507

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9781787385504

The International Politics of an Embodied God

Nationalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

By: Stephen Chan, OBE

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Nationalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

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The Lived International

A Life in International Relations

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The Building of Hong Kong

Constructing Hong Kong Through the Ages

By: Anthony Walker,Stephen M. Rowlinson

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The Building of Hong Kong

Constructing Hong Kong Through the Ages

By: Anthony Walker,Stephen M. Rowlinson

Hong Kong is one of the most spectacular cities in the world. It has been built in a very short time. Its builders have achieved remarkable results but their contribution had not been documented. The Hong Kong Construction Association decided to correct this omission and commissioned this book to mark its 70th Anniversary. Consequently, the book concentrates on construction rather than design and highlights he main events in the evolution of the industry and its buildings up to the present day. Therefore, whilst reviewing historic projects and their builders, it also covers the modern era from 1970-90. The major landmarks of Hong Kong’s skyline are included but the less spectacular yet equally essential projects which contribute to Hong Kong’s social fabric are not neglected. The aim is to give flavor and feeling to the industry’s contribution to his remarkable city state.

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Hong Kong University Press

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9622092764

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Why Mugabe Won

The 2013 Elections in Zimbabwe and their Aftermath

By: Stephen Chan,Julia Gallagher

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Why Mugabe Won

The 2013 Elections in Zimbabwe and their Aftermath

By: Stephen Chan,Julia Gallagher

The 2013 general elections in Zimbabwe were widely expected to mark a shift in the nation's political system, and a greater role for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. However, the results, surprisingly, were overwhelmingly in favour of long-time President Robert Mugabe, who swept the presidential, parliamentary and senatorial polls under relatively credible and peaceful conditions. In this book, a valuable and accessible read for both students and scholars working in African politics, and those with a general interest in the politics of the region, Stephen Chan and Julia Gallagher explore the domestic and international context of these landmark elections. Drawing on extensive research among political elites, grassroots activists and ordinary voters, Chan and Gallagher examine the key personalities, dramatic events, and broader social and political context of Mugabe's success, and what this means as Zimbabwe moves towards a future without Mugabe.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108509177

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Spear to the West

Thought and Recruitment in Violent Jihadism

By: Stephen Chan

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Spear to the West

Thought and Recruitment in Violent Jihadism

By: Stephen Chan

With the seeming defeat of ISIS, has jihadism disappeared from world politics? In this startling new book, Stephen Chan uncovers the ideological foundations that allow ISIS and other jihadi groups to survive, as they propagate terror by sophisticated means online and continue thrusting their spear at the West. Far from presenting simple-minded, black-clad fighters, Chan describes an elaborate process of online recruitment, which is, in its own terrible way, meaningful and thoughtful. He examines the foundations of this thought and the step-by-step methods of jihadi indoctrination, exposing the lack of IT knowledge among Western world leaders and urging the 'moderate' Islamic community in the West to challenge jihadi ideology with a courageous, non-violent ideology of its own. Without a counter-ideology, Chan argues, alienated Muslim youth are drawn not only to glamorized dreams of violence, but also to the pull of a totalizing system of politics and theology. Spear to the West picks apart the fallacy of 'thoughtless' jihadi carnage, arguing that--dangerous and gruesome as it might be--there is more thought behind this phenomenon of destruction than meets the eye.

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Oxford University Press

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1787382826

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Why Mugabe Won

The 2013 Elections in Zimbabwe and their Aftermath

By: Stephen Chan,Julia Gallagher

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The 2013 Elections in Zimbabwe and their Aftermath

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Plural International Relations in a Divided World

Plural International Relations in a Divided World

The International Politics of an Embodied God

The International Politics of an Embodied God

The Lived International

The Lived International

African Political Thought

African Political Thought

The International Politics of an Embodied God

The International Politics of an Embodied God

The Lived International

The Lived International

The Building of Hong Kong

The Building of Hong Kong

Why Mugabe Won

Why Mugabe Won

Spear to the West

Spear to the West

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Why Mugabe Won

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