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World Politics

Rationalism and Beyond

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  • © 2001

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Authors:
  1. Ralph Pettman

    1. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

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      Pages 1-20

  3. World Affairs in Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-39
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    2. The Politico-Cultural Context

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      Pages 40-53

    3. The Politico-Social Dimension

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      Pages 54-64

    4. The Politico-Economic Dimension

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      Pages 65-72

    5. The Politico-Strategic Dimension

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      Pages 73-76

  4. World Affairs Approached

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-82
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    2. The Modernist Project

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      Pages 83-98

    3. Individualism, Nationalism, Collectivism

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      Pages 99-107

    4. Liberalism, Mercantilism, Market Universalism and Marxism

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      Pages 108-119

    5. Realism, Internationalism, Globalism

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      Pages 120-128

  5. Taking Part in World Affairs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-131
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    2. Mind-making

      • Ralph Pettman
      Pages 132-138

    3. Self-making

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      Pages 139-142

    4. Market-making

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      Pages 143-146

    5. State-making

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      Pages 147-152

  6. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Conclusion

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      Pages 155-173

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 174-195
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About this book

This book provides an overview of the entire discipline of world affairs in a way that makes immediate sense, i.e. systematic, cogent and comprehensive. It is also a critique of the limits that rationalism sets on how we know world affairs, showing how we might transcend these limits by augmenting rationalist research with non-rationalist techniques. It should appeal to anyone interest in why analysts so often seem to explain world affairs inaccurately and misunderstand what these affairs mean.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

    Ralph Pettman

About the author

RALPH PETTMAN is the Foundation Professor of International Relations at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His publications include Biopolitics and International Values, State and Class: A Sociology of International Affairs and International Politics, Balance of Power, Balance of Productivity, Balance of Ideologies.

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