- EAN13
- 9782336932163
- Éditeur
- Éditions L'Harmattan
- Date de publication
- 07/06/2021
- Collection
- Diplomacy and Strategy
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
- S'identifier
Between Heaven and Earth
Power and Identity in 21st Century Ethno-Geopolitics
Maxime A. Collin
Éditions L'Harmattan
Diplomacy and Strategy
Livre numérique
Autre version disponible
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Papier - L'Harmattan 27,50
Our understanding of modern power politics usually relies on simple, linear
narratives which tend to obfuscate complex systems. Sociological and
historical connections in particular are eschewed, in favor of national
(hi)stories and short-term analysis. Yet actors tend to found their intents
and actions on complex kinetics, rooted in their core identities. To study the
way identity is built and expressed opens the way for a more comprehensive
analysis of actors on the international stage, through a recontextualization
of social competition and the mechanisms of fear, hate and sacrifice. These
kinetics also shine a light on the new, contemporary facets of power, which no
longer exists as a unilateral flux but rather as a combination of action,
expression and shaping of the superstructure. The example of the East China
Sea, one of the most crucial lynch points of the 21st century, offers concrete
evidence of this model's heuristic and prospective value, and opens the way
for further development of analysis of complex systems as a science.
narratives which tend to obfuscate complex systems. Sociological and
historical connections in particular are eschewed, in favor of national
(hi)stories and short-term analysis. Yet actors tend to found their intents
and actions on complex kinetics, rooted in their core identities. To study the
way identity is built and expressed opens the way for a more comprehensive
analysis of actors on the international stage, through a recontextualization
of social competition and the mechanisms of fear, hate and sacrifice. These
kinetics also shine a light on the new, contemporary facets of power, which no
longer exists as a unilateral flux but rather as a combination of action,
expression and shaping of the superstructure. The example of the East China
Sea, one of the most crucial lynch points of the 21st century, offers concrete
evidence of this model's heuristic and prospective value, and opens the way
for further development of analysis of complex systems as a science.
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