1st Edition
Civilizations in World Politics Plural and Pluralist Perspectives
1. A World of Plural and Pluralist Civilizations: Multiple Actors, Traditions, and Practices Peter J. Katzenstein 2. The United States as a Civilizational Leader James Kurth 3. Europe as a Civilizational Community of Practice Emanuel Adler 4. Civilization and State Formation in the Shadow of China David C. Kang 5. The Samurai Ride to Huntington’s Rescue: Japan Ponders Its Global and Regional Roles David Leheny 6. Four Variants of Indian Civilization Susanne Hoeber Rudolph 7. Islam in Afro-Eurasia – A Bridge Civilization Bruce B. Lawrence 8. How to Think about Civilizations Patrick Thaddeus Jackson
Biography
Peter J. Katzenstein is the Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University, USA. His research and teaching lie at the intersection of the fields of international relations and comparative politics. Katzenstein is widely published on questions of political economy, security and culture in world politics. Katzenstein is President of the American Political Science Association (2008-09).
For a state of the art view of civilization in world politics, look no further. - Iver B Neumann, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Norway
Rescuing the concept of civilizations from the polemical jaws of Samuel Huntington, this book shows how civilization can be a vibrant category of analysis and how collectivities around the world unite and divide around it. With characteristic flair, erudition, provocation, and rigor, Peter Katzenstein has assembled a first-rate team of scholars that demonstrates that civilization is a concept that can and must be taken seriously. Although scholars might prefer to ‘love to hate’ the concept, or to ignore it, this volume shows the path to be a fruitful and necessary engagement. - Michael Barnett, Stassen Chair of International Affairs, University of Minnesota, USA
A vital contribution to the civilizations/inter-civilizational relations literature. This stellar line up of scholars operationalize the eclectic but coherent sociological/historical sociological theoretical framework of Katzenstein’s seminal introduction, serving to propel us beyond essentialism and the clash discourse onto a new and exciting multi-disciplinary terrain. - John M. Hobson, Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield, UK
