1st Edition
Emotional Motives in International Relations Rage, Rancour and Revenge
By Rupert Brodersen
Copyright 2018
174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
174 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The study of emotions in International Relations is gaining wide-spread attention. Within the "emotional turn" in IR the emotion of rage however has not been given sufficient attention, instead being used as short-hand for irrationality and excess. Rage is arguably one of the oldest and most destructive emotions in human affairs. This book offers an innovative approach that seeks to split... Read more
Introduction, Chapter 1 - Experiencing Negative Emotions: Moral Attitude Anger vs. Objective Attitude Rage, Chapter 2 - Rage in Myth and Metaphor, Chapter 3 - Moralizing Rage: Mandates in Group Violence, Chapter 4 - Rage of the Powerless: Ressentiment as "Silent Punishment", Chapter 5 - An Existentialist Reading of Revenge, Chapter 6 - A Carthaginian Peace: The early American occupation of West Germany, 1945-1947, Conclusion
Biography
Rupert Brodersen received his PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics.
