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Aesthetics and World Politics - (Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies) by R Bleiker (Paperback)

Aesthetics and World Politics - (Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies) by  R Bleiker (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This book presents one of the first systematic assessments of aesthetic insights into world politics. It examines the nature of aesthetic approaches and outlines how they differ from traditional analysis of politics. The book explores the potential and limits of aesthetics through a series of case studies on language and poetics.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>'...a spirited yet remarkably humble defence of the heretical idea that the future of international relations as a vigorous academic discipline depends on the willingness of its representatives to take a radical 'aesthetic turn'...Bleiker's intellectual vision unfolds in exemplary lucid prose...' - Australian Book Review</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>ROLAND BLEIKER is Professor of International Relations at the University of Queensland, Australia. His previous books include <em>Popular Dissent, Human Agency and Global Politics</em> and <em>Divided Korea: Toward a Culture of Reconciliation</em>. He worked as a Swiss diplomat in the Korean DMZ and held visiting fellowships at Harvard, Cambridge, Humboldt, Tampere, Yonsei and Pusan National University as well as the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague.

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