International Legal Theory: Essays and engagements, 1966-2006

by Onuf; Nicholas Greenwood

• ISBN13: 9780415775908
• ISBN10: 0415775906
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-15
• Publisher: Routledge-Caven

Summary

Collecting together some of the authors most important articles and book reviews including previously unpublished material, this book demonstrates Nicholas Onufs own contribution to the theoretical dimension of international law and international relations, and highlights the wider themes and developments present in international law over the last forty years.

Author Biography

Nicholas Onuf, now retired, taught at Georgetown, American and Florida International Universities.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 3
Heresy and Power
Islam and the Abrahamic Faiths	p. 21
Power, Heresy, and the Evolution of Christianity	p. 45
Byzantium versus Rome: Warring Christian Polarities	p. 61
Islam Meets Eastern Christianity	p. 77
The Great Crusades (1095-1272)	p. 95
Shared Echoes: The Protestant Reformation and Islam	p. 117
Meeting at the Civilizational Borders of Islam	p. art 2
The ôThird Romeö and Russia: Russia Inherits the Orthodox Legacy	p. 147
Russia and Islam: Byzantium Lives!	p. 163
Muslims in the West: Loyal Citizens or Fifth Column?	p. 187
Islam and India	p. 211
Islam and China	p. 229
The Place of Islam in the Modern World
Colonialism, Nationalism, Islam, and the Independence Struggle	p. 243
War, Resistance, Jihad, and Terrorism	p. 267
What to Do? Toward a New Policy with the Muslim World	p. 287
Acknowledgments	p. 305
Notes	p. 307
Index	p. 317
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