The Limits of Culture: Islam and Foreign Policy

by Brenda Shaffer

Book Overview

In recent years, analysts of world affairs have suggested that cultural interests--ethnicity, religion, and ideology--play a primary role in patterns of conflict and alliances, and that in the future the "clash of civilizations" will dominate international relations. The Limits of Culture explores the effect of culture on foreign policy, focusing on countries in the geopolitically important Caspian region and paying particular attention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262693216
• ISBN13: 9780262693219
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher