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PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415252903
ISBN-139780415252904
eBay Product ID (ePID)2268382
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePolitical Economy of a Plural World : Critical Reflections on Power, Morals and Civilisation
SubjectCivilization, Political Economy, Globalization, History & Theory, General, Public Policy / Economic Policy
Publication Year2002
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, History
AuthorMichael G. Schechter, Robert W. Cox
SeriesRipe Series in Global Political Economy Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight22.3 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2002-069949
Reviews'Cox is an eccentric in the best English sense of the word, a loner, a fugitive from intellectual camps of victory, both Marxist and liberal.' - The late Susan Strange
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Table Of Content1. Critiques of Coxian Theory2. Reflections and Transitions 3. Vico Then and Now 4. Universality, Power and Morality 5. Power and Knowledge: Towards a new ontology of world order 6. Civil Society at the Turn of the Millennium: Prospects of an alternative world order 7. The Covert World 8. Civilizations: Encounters and transformations 9. Conceptual Guidelines for a Plural World 10. Civilizations and World Order
SynopsisThis book addresses such core issues as global civil society, power and knowledge, the covert world, multilateralism, and civilizations and world order. It is essential reading for all students and academics in the field., Building on his seminal contributions to the field, Robert W. Cox engages with the major themes that have characterized his work over the past three decades, and the main topics which affect the globalized world at the start of the twentieth-century. This new volume by one of the world's leading critical thinkers in international political economy addresses such core issues as global civil society, power and knowledge, the covert world, multilateralism, and civilizations and world order. With an introductory essay by Michael Schechter which addresses current critiques of Coxian theory, the author enters into a stimulating dialogue with critics of his work. Timely, provocative and original, this book is a major contribution to international political economy and is essential reading for all students and academics in the field., In this collection, one of the leading critical thinkers in international political economy, Robert W. Cox examines the major themes that have characterized his work over the past three decades and explores the main topics that affect the globalized world at the start of the twenty-first century. The book addresses such core issues as global civil society, power and knowledge, the covert world, multilateralism and civilizations and world order. Michael Schechter has written an introductory essay that addresses current critiques of Coxian theory, enabling the author to enter into a stimulating dialogue with critics of his work.
LC Classification NumberJC497.C67 2002
