Ideology and International Relations in the Modern World

by Cassels,Alan

• ISBN13: 9780415119269
• ISBN10: 041511926X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-11-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Alan Cassels traces the part played by ideology in international relations over the past two centuries. Starting with the French Revolution's injection of ideology into interstate politics, Cassels concludes by addressing present day preoccupations with the legacy of nationalist discontent left by the collapse of communism and the resurgence of religious fundamentalism in world politics. Cassels includes discussion of Marxism-Leninism, Fascism and Nazism but, eschewing exclusive focus on totalitarianism, he also shows how less rigid belief systems impact on international affairs.

Author Biography

Alan Cassels is Emeritus Professor of History at McMaster University, Canada.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Raison D'état Meets the Enlightenment	p. 9
The Birth of Ideology	p. 18
Conservatives, Liberals and Nationalist Ideology	p. 41
Ideology and Realpolitik	p. 65
Ideology and Mass Democracy	p. 85
Ideology and the Great War	p. 114
Enter Total Ideologies	p. 139
A Second Global Conflict	p. 181
Ideology and Global Politics	p. 207
Conclusion	p. 240
Notes	p. 247
Select Bibliography	p. 279
Index	p. 285
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