War, Religion and Empire: The Transformation of International Orders

by Andrew Phillips

Book Overview

What are international orders, how are they destroyed, and how can they be defended in the face of violent challenges? Advancing an innovative realist-constructivist account of international order, Andrew Phillips addresses each of these questions in War, Religion and Empire. Phillips argues that international orders rely equally on shared visions of the good and accepted practices of organized violence to cultivate cooperation and manage conflict...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521122090
• ISBN13: 9780521122092
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"