Power, Postcolonialism and International Relations

Informationen zum Autor Geeta Chowdhry, Sheila Nair Klappentext "Chowdhry and Nair, along with the authors of this volume, make a timely, vital, and deeply necessary intervention in international relations - one that informs theoretically, enriches our knowledge of the world through its narratives, and forces us to confront the differentiated wholeness of our humanity. Readers will want to emulate the skills and sensibilities they offer.."Naeem Inayatullah, Ithaca College This work uses postcolonial theory to examine the implications of race, class and gender relations for the structuring or world politics. It addresses further themes central to postcolonial theory, such as the impact of representation on power relations, the relationship between global capital and power and the space for resistance and agency in the context of global power asymmetries. Zusammenfassung This book uses postcolonial theory to examine the implications of race, class and gender relations for the structuring of world politics. The implications of these themes are discussed using a wide range of postcolonial readings and critiques. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction, Geeta Chowdhry, Sheila Nair; Chapter 2 Postcolonial Criticism, Siba N. Grovogui; Chapter 3 Situating Race in International Relations, Randolph B. Persaud; Chapter 4 Beyond Hegemonic State(ment)s of Nature, J. Marshall Beier; Chapter 5 Cultural Chauvinism and the Liberal International Order, L.H.M. Ling; Chapter 6 Sexing Globalization in International Relations, Anna M. Agathangelou; Chapter 7 In One Innings, Sankaran Krishna; Chapter 8 The New Cold War, Shampa Biswas; Chapter 9 A Story to be Told, Dibyesh Anand; Chapter 10 Postcolonial Interrogations of Child Labor, Geeta Chowdhry; Chapter 11 Human Rights and Postcoloniality, Sheila Nair;

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Geeta Chowdhry, Sheila Nair

Klappentext

"Chowdhry and Nair, along with the authors of this volume, make a timely, vital, and deeply necessary intervention in international relations - one that informs theoretically, enriches our knowledge of the world through its narratives, and forces us to confront the differentiated wholeness of our humanity. Readers will want to emulate the skills and sensibilities they offer.." Naeem Inayatullah, Ithaca College This work uses postcolonial theory to examine the implications of race, class and gender relations for the structuring or world politics. It addresses further themes central to postcolonial theory, such as the impact of representation on power relations, the relationship between global capital and power and the space for resistance and agency in the context of global power asymmetries.

Zusammenfassung
This book uses postcolonial theory to examine the implications of race, class and gender relations for the structuring of world politics. The implications of these themes are discussed using a wide range of postcolonial readings and critiques.

Inhalt
Chapter 1 Introduction, Geeta Chowdhry, Sheila Nair; Chapter 2 Postcolonial Criticism, Siba N. Grovogui; Chapter 3 Situating Race in International Relations, Randolph B. Persaud; Chapter 4 Beyond Hegemonic State(ment)s of Nature, J. Marshall Beier; Chapter 5 Cultural Chauvinism and the Liberal International Order, L.H.M. Ling; Chapter 6 Sexing Globalization in International Relations, Anna M. Agathangelou; Chapter 7 In One Innings, Sankaran Krishna; Chapter 8 The New Cold War, Shampa Biswas; Chapter 9 A Story to be Told, Dibyesh Anand; Chapter 10 Postcolonial Interrogations of Child Labor, Geeta Chowdhry; Chapter 11 Human Rights and Postcoloniality, Sheila Nair;