| Security, Identity and Interests: A Sociology of International Relations Contributor(s): McSweeney, Bill (Author), Smith, Steve (Editor), Biersteker, Thomas J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521661773 ISBN-13: 9780521661775 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 327.101 |
| LCCN: 99011332 |
| Lexile Measure: 1650 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The study of security has been dominated for four decades by a scientific perspective that has been under attack since the end of the Cold War. In this book, Bill McSweeney discusses the inadequacy of this approach and criticizes the most recent attempts to surmount it. Drawing on contemporary trends in sociology, he develops a theory of the international order within which the idea of security takes on a broader range of meaning, inviting a more interpretive approach to understanding the concept and formulating security policy. |