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Metaphors in International Relations Theory

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  • © 2011

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  1. Michael P. Marks
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Michael P. Marks
    Pages 1-8

  3. Thoughts on Metaphor

    • Michael P. Marks
    Pages 9-27

  4. The Metaphorical Context of International Relations

    • Michael P. Marks
    Pages 29-56

  5. Contributions of Metaphors to International Relations Theory

    • Michael P. Marks
    Pages 57-79

  6. Metaphors of Power

    • Michael P. Marks
    Pages 81-105

  7. Metaphors of International Security

    • Michael P. Marks
    Pages 107-135

  8. Game Theory Metaphors

    • Michael P. Marks
    Pages 137-160

  9. Metaphors and Changing Conceptions of International Relations

    • Michael P. Marks
    Pages 161-181

  10. Conclusion

    • Michael P. Marks
    Pages 183-198

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 199-262
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About this book

Metaphors constitute a fundamental way in which humans understand the world around them. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of metaphors in theories of international relations. Until recently, conscious attention to metaphors in theories of international relations has been haphazard and sporadic. This book examines the metaphors that inform the major paradigms in international relations theory. Readers will discover that the vast majority of the terminology cataloguing, defining, and naming theories, concepts, and analytical tools pertaining to the study of international relations are metaphorical in nature. The book concludes that metaphors are an essential element in all aspects of international relations theory.

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"This book is a comprehensive analysis of metaphors used across International Relations' schools of thought or paradigms. It is clearly written and very accessible with impressive coverage and an important argument. It will be accessible even to upper-level undergraduate audiences and may be most useful for undergraduates who are not yet in the clutches of the disciplinary imperative to ignore the centrality of metaphor to our scholarly practice."

- David L. Blaney, Political Science, Macalester College

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MICHAEL MARKS Professor in the Department of Politics at Willamette University, Oregon, USA.

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