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Pandaemonium : Ethnicity in International Politics by Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Subject
- Politics
- Educational Level
- College
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Book Title
- Pandaemonium : Ethnicity in International Politics
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10
- 0198277873
- ISBN
- 9780198277873
- EAN
- 9780198277873
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198277873
ISBN-13
9780198277873
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92464
Product Key Features
Book Title
Pandaemonium : Ethnicity in International Politics
Number of Pages
238 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1993
Topic
Ethnic Studies / General, World / General, International Relations / General, Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.5 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
92-041370
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
a brilliant work of utmost importance ... Senator Moynihan has addressed the issue [of ethnic conflict] with a rare combination of skills and experience ... This is assuredly a book no other living person could have written., 'Today as much asDSperhaps even more thanDSever, ethnicity makes the world go 'round. And bleed. So, too, does careless talk about the 'right' of 'self-determination' when an armed ethnic group is the 'self'. Because Moynihan has written this passionate essay, we have been warned.' George F.Will, 'Moynihan's essay is a witty polemic against the po-faced 'realism' ofAmerican Cold War foreign policy ... a lucid guide to our confusions.'Michael Ignatieff, The Observer, 'an interesting and provocative perspective for debating these issues in Pandaemonium: Ethnicity and International Politics'Wall Street Journal, 'Moynihan's essay is a witty polemic against the po-faced 'realism' of American Cold War foreign policy ... a lucid guide to our confusions.'Michael Ignatieff, The Observer, ' The splendid principle of self-determination. The musings of a man as witty and erudite as Mr Moynihan contain many plums.'The Economist, 'Today as much as-perhaps even more than-ever, ethnicity makes the world go 'round. And bleed. So, too, does careless talk about the 'right' of 'self-determination' when an armed ethnic group is the 'self'. Because Moynihan has written this passionate essay, we have been warned.' George F.Will, 'an interesting and provocative perspective for debating these issues inPandaemonium: Ethnicity and International Politics'Wall Street Journal, 'In Pandaemonium, Daniel Patrick Moynihan has created a brilliant work of utmost importance. The spectre of violent ethnic conflict and the fractious breakup of nations haunts the contemporary world. Senator Moynihan has addressed the issue with a rare combination of skills and experiencewhich include deep knowledge of relevant ethnic scholarship and analysis, a virtuoso command of the content of recent historical events, and personal involvement at the highest levels of international diplomacy. This is assuredly a book no other living person could have written.'Milton M. Gordon, Professor-Emeritus of Sociology, University of Massachusetts, 'In Pandaemonium, Daniel Patrick Moynihan has created a brilliant work ofutmost importance. The spectre of violent ethnic conflict and the fractiousbreakup of nations haunts the contemporary world. Senator Moynihan hasaddressed the issue with a rare combination of skills and experience whichinclude deep knowledge of relevant ethnic scholarship and analysis, a virtuosocommand of the content of recent historical events, and personal involvement atthe highest levels of international diplomacy. This is assuredly a book noother living person could have written.'Milton M. Gordon, Professor-Emeritus of Sociology, University ofMassachusetts, 'This is not a book with a single carefully woven argument; rather it is a series of sparky and frequently contradictory observations on ethnicity in international relations ... stimulating.'New Statesman and Society
Dewey Decimal
909.82
Synopsis
Ten years before the Soviet Union collapsed, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan stood almost alone in predicting its demise. As the intelligence community and cold war analysts churned out statistics demonstrating the enduring strength of the Moscow regime, Moynihan, focusing on ethnic conflict, argued that the end was at hand. Now, with such conflict breaking out across the world, from Central Asia to South Central Los Angeles, he sets forth a general proposition: Far from vanishing, ethnicity has been and will be an elemental force in international politics. Drawing on a lifetime of scholarship, the Senator provides in Pandaemonium a subtle, richly textured account of the process by which theory has grudgingly begun to adapt to reality. Moynihan--whose previous studies range over thirty years from Beyond the Melting Pot (with Nathan Glazer) to the much acclaimed On the Law of Nations --provides a deep historical look at ethnic conflict around the globe. He shows how the struggles that now absorb our attention have been going on for generations and explain much of modern history. Neither side in the cold war grasped this reality, he writes. Neither the liberal myth of the melting pot nor the Marxist fantasy of proletarian internationalism could account for ethnic conflict, and so the international system stumbled from one set of miscalculations to another. Toward the close of World War I, Woodrow Wilson declared the "self-determination of peoples" to be an Allied goal for the peace. Toward the end of World War II, Josef Stalin inserted "self-determination of peoples" into Article I of the United Nations Charter, defining "The Purposes" of the new world organization. This process has been going on ever since. The first phase, the breaking up of empire, was relatively peaceful. The second phase, presaged by the 1947 partition of India, is certain to be far more troubled, as fifty to a hundred new countries emerge. Moynihan argues, however, that a dark age of "ethnic cleansing" is not inevitable; that the dynamics of ethnic conflict can be understood, anticipated, moderated. Ethnic pride can be a source of dignity and of stability, if only its legitimacy is accepted. Moynihan writes in a learned, reflective voice: at times theoretical, but always in the end directed to issues of fierce immediacy. A splendid achievement, Pandaemonium begins the re-education of Western diplomacy., In this highly original book, Senator Moynihan argues that ethnicity is far more central to understanding international politics than most writers have allowed., Responsible for the collapse of empires ranging from the Ottoman to the Soviet, self-determination has been one of the key factors in the history of the entire twentieth century. Surprisingly, scholars have been slow to appreciate the value of ethnicity as a way of understanding the key political developments of our times.In this challenging new book, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan draws on a rich and diverse fund of historical and contemporary examples to trace the history and illustrate the considerable predictive powers of ethnic studies. In particular, he shows how ethnicity confounded Marx's hopes for an international proletariat and reveals how an inability to grasp the importance of ethnic diversity left the West unprepared for the disintegration of the Communist bloc.About the author: Daniel Patrick Moynihan has been been the senior US Senator from New York since 1976 and is the only man in American history to have served in the cabinet or sub-cabinet of four successive presidents. He is also a highly distinguished academic, having taught at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Syracuse, Cornell, and New York Universities and been lauded with an astonishing 55 honorary degrees., Responsible for the collapse of empires ranging from the Ottoman to the Soviet, self-determination has been one of the key factors in the history of the entire twentieth century. Surprisingly, scholars have been slow to appreciate the value of ethnicity as a way of understanding the key political developments of our times. In this challenging new book, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan draws on a rich and diverse fund of historical and contemporary examples to trace the history and illustrate the considerable predictive powers of ethnic studies. In particular, he shows how ethnicity confounded Marx's hopes for an international proletariat and reveals how an inability to grasp the importance of ethnic diversity left the West unprepared for the disintegration of the Communist bloc.About the author: Daniel Patrick Moynihan has been been the senior US Senator from New York since 1976 and is the only man in American history to have served in the cabinet or sub-cabinet of four successive presidents. He is also a highly distinguished academic, having taught at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Syracuse, Cornell, and New York Universities and been lauded with an astonishing 55 honorary degrees.
LC Classification Number
D860.M69 1993
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