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Overview"What do we study when we study International Relations (IR)? This book interrogates the meanings of the established ontology and subjectivity embedded in the discourse of ""Western"" and ""non-Western"" IR. We are predisposed to see a nation-state as a unified entity, everlasting and moving towards a particular end. This leads us to say, for example, ""Japan is threatened by the possible Chinese attack’ without questioning what ""Japan"" and ""China"" mean in this context. This book tries to locate and unearth the consistent structure and system of the world, with a particular focus on subjectivity and temporality in IR that captures the way in which we conceive and misconceive the world. The contributors reveal the extent to which contemporary IR discourses are a part of the culture of linear progress and pre-given autonomous sovereign individuals. Our targets of inquiry therefore inevitably include not only ""Western"" IR, but ""non-Western"" discourses as well. The contributors focus on the fluid identities of contemporary world affairs with special attention to temporality, and strive to develop a new approach to understanding the contemporary world and the meanings of world affairs." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kosuke ShimizuPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9780815363217ISBN 10: 0815363214 Pages: 167 Publication Date: 05 February 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationKosuke Shimizu is a professor of the Department of Global Studies and director of Afrasian Research Centre at Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |