TY  - BOOK
AU  - Katzenstein,Peter J.
TI  - Civilizations in world politics: plural and pluralist perspectives 
SN  - 9780415777117
U1  - 327.2 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Cultural pluralism
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Globalization
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ch. 1; A world of plural and pluralistic civilizations: multiple actors, traditions and practices; Peter J. Katzenstein --; Ch. 2; The United States as a civilizational leader; James Kurth --; Ch. 3; Europe as a civilizational community of practice; Emanuel Adler --; Ch. 4; Civilization and state formation in the shadow of China; David C. Kang --; Ch. 5; The samurai ride to Hungtington's rescue: Japan ponders its global and regional roles; David Leheny --; Ch. 6; Four variants of Indian civilization; Susanne Hoeber Rudolph --; Ch. 7; Islam in Afro-Eurasia :  a bridge civilization; Bruce B. Lawrence --; Ch. 8; How to think about civilizations; Patrick Thaddeus Jackson
N2  - Are civilizations really clashing? Have civilizations replaced the nation state as the relevant unit for understanding our multi-polar world? This is a comprehensive, challenging and deeply rewarding tour d'horizon of the big debates in the analysis of civilizations and the use of the concept in making sense of our world
ER  -