West is a concept widely used in international relations, but we rarely reflect on what we mean by the term. Conceptions of and what the West is vary widely. This book examines conceptions of the West drawn from writers from diverse historical and intellectual contexts, revealing both interesting parallels and points of divergence. It also reflects on implications of these different perceptions of how we understand the role of the West, and its interactions with other civilizational identities.
Author(s): Jacinta O'Hagan
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 303
Tags: Международные отношения;Международные отношения;
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Introduction: The West and Cultural World Order......Page 12
1 The West, Civilizations and International Relations Theory......Page 32
2 Towards a Framework for Conceptualizing the West in International Relations......Page 54
3 Faust in the Twilight: Conceptions of the West in Oswald Spengler......Page 70
4 The Parochial Civilization: Arnold Toynbee’s Conception of the West......Page 94
5 Universalizing the West? The Conception of the West in the Work of the ‘International Society’ School......Page 119
6 History’s End? Francis Fukuyama’s Conception of the West......Page 143
7 Civilizations in Con.ict: Samuel Huntington’s Conception of the West......Page 168
8 The Occident and its Signi.cant ‘Other’: Edward Said’s West......Page 196
Conclusion: Continuities and Difference: Conceptions of the West and Cultural World Order Compared......Page 223
Notes......Page 252
Bibliography......Page 264
Index......Page 289
