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1 online resource (327 pages) |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1 Thinking about power; 2 The concept of power: A constructivist analysis; 3 Realism and facets of power in international relations; 4 Structural realism and the problem of polarity and war; 5 Power and the battle for hearts and minds: On the bluntness of soft power; 6 Why 'soft power' isn't so soft: Representational force and attraction in world politics; 7 The power of persuasion; 8 Contested credibility: The use of symbolic power in British exchange-rate politics; 9 Notes for a soft-power research agenda |
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10 Reflecting on normative power Europe11 Empowerment among nations: A sociological perspective; 12 Levels, spaces and forms of power: Analysing opportunities for change; 13 On the transformational potential of global civil society; 14 Discourses of power: Traversing the realist-postmodern divide; 15 Theory meets practice: Facets of power in the 'War on Terror'; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Featuring contributions from both upcoming and distinguished scholars, including Steven Lukes, Joseph Nye, and Stefano Guzzini, this volume explores the nature and location of?power? in international politics through a variety of conceptual lenses |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Balance of power.
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International relations.
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international relations.
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Balance of power
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International relations
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Williams, M. J
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| ISBN |
9780203944691 |
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0203944690 |
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1281062499 |
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9781281062499 |
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