The limits of culture : Islam and foreign policy /
The limits of culture : Islam and foreign policy /
Brenda Shaffer (ed.).
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2006.
- 1 online resource (ix, 350 pages) : illustrations.
- BCSIA studies in international security .
- BCSIA studies in international security. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the limits of culture / Brenda Shaffer -- Culture and foreign politics / Markus Fischer -- Beyond blood and belief: culture and foreign policy conduct / Douglas W. Blum -- History and foreign policy: from constructed identities to "ancient hatreds" east of the Caspian / Ronald Grigor Suny -- Culture and alliances: U.S. portrayals of Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan before and after September 11, 2001 / Ido Oren with Robert Kauffman -- Congress, constituencies, and U.S. foreign policy in the Caspian / David King and Miles Pomper -- Domestic politics, bureaucratic strategies, and culture in Central Asia / Roger Kangas -- The Islamic Republic of Iran: is it really? / Brenda Shaffer -- Civilizational identity and foreign policy: the case of Iran / Ali M. Ansari -- Taliban Afghanistan: a true Islamic state? / Svante E. Cornell -- Pakistan's foreign policy: Islamic or pragmatic? / Svante E. Cornell -- Conclusion / Brenda Shaffer.
"The Limits of Culture explores the effect of culture on foreign policy, focusing on countries in the geopolitically important Caspian region and paying particular attention to those states that have identified themselves as Islamic republics: Iran, Taliban Afghanistan, and Pakistan."--Jacket.
9780262283441 (electronic bk.) 0262283441 (electronic bk.) 1423796616 (electronic bk.) 9781423796619 (electronic bk.) 9780262195294 (hc ; alk. paper) 0262195291 (hc ; alk. paper) 9780262693219 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 0262693216 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
4237 MIT Press 9780262283441 MIT Press
International relations and culture.
Relations internationales et culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
Diplomatic relations.
International relations and culture.
Islamic countries--Foreign relations.
Pays musulmans--Relations extérieures.
Islamic countries.
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/International Relations & Security
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JZ1251 / .L55 2006eb
327/.0917/67
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the limits of culture / Brenda Shaffer -- Culture and foreign politics / Markus Fischer -- Beyond blood and belief: culture and foreign policy conduct / Douglas W. Blum -- History and foreign policy: from constructed identities to "ancient hatreds" east of the Caspian / Ronald Grigor Suny -- Culture and alliances: U.S. portrayals of Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan before and after September 11, 2001 / Ido Oren with Robert Kauffman -- Congress, constituencies, and U.S. foreign policy in the Caspian / David King and Miles Pomper -- Domestic politics, bureaucratic strategies, and culture in Central Asia / Roger Kangas -- The Islamic Republic of Iran: is it really? / Brenda Shaffer -- Civilizational identity and foreign policy: the case of Iran / Ali M. Ansari -- Taliban Afghanistan: a true Islamic state? / Svante E. Cornell -- Pakistan's foreign policy: Islamic or pragmatic? / Svante E. Cornell -- Conclusion / Brenda Shaffer.
"The Limits of Culture explores the effect of culture on foreign policy, focusing on countries in the geopolitically important Caspian region and paying particular attention to those states that have identified themselves as Islamic republics: Iran, Taliban Afghanistan, and Pakistan."--Jacket.
9780262283441 (electronic bk.) 0262283441 (electronic bk.) 1423796616 (electronic bk.) 9781423796619 (electronic bk.) 9780262195294 (hc ; alk. paper) 0262195291 (hc ; alk. paper) 9780262693219 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 0262693216 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
4237 MIT Press 9780262283441 MIT Press
International relations and culture.
Relations internationales et culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Government--International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
Diplomatic relations.
International relations and culture.
Islamic countries--Foreign relations.
Pays musulmans--Relations extérieures.
Islamic countries.
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/International Relations & Security
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JZ1251 / .L55 2006eb
327/.0917/67