After defeat how the East learned to live with the West

Not being of the West; being behind the West; not being modern enough; not being developed or industrialized, secular, civilized, Christian, transparent, or democratic - these descriptions have all served to stigmatize certain states through history. Drawing on constructivism as well as the insights...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zarakol, Ayşe
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011
Series:Cambridge studies in international relations
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Of Gates and Keepers in the International System: 1. Outsiders and insiders in the international system; 2. States as outsiders
  • Part II. An Imperial Message: 3. The 'barbarians': Turkey (1918-1939); 4. The 'children': Japan (1945-1974); 5. The 'enigmatic': Russia (1990-2007); 6. Conclusion: zealots or herodians?