Power and Identity [microform] : Tribalism in World Politics. Headline Series No. 246 / Harold R. Isaacs.
This booklet examines modern foreign policy based on deep-seated complexities of historical, cultural, national, religious, and racial practices and beliefs. In examining current policy issues, 'the web of the past' creates the deeply subjective sources of political behavior shaping events...
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| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This booklet examines modern foreign policy based on deep-seated complexities of historical, cultural, national, religious, and racial practices and beliefs. In examining current policy issues, 'the web of the past' creates the deeply subjective sources of political behavior shaping events and conflicts. Chapters include: (1) "The Hard and the Soft"; (2) "The New 'Body Counts'"; (3) "The Large Coherences"; (4) "Role of Group Identity"; (5) "Nationality: The Ultimate Group"; (6) "New Thresholds"; and (7) "Implications for Policy." Monographs in FPA's Headline Series are published approximately four times a year and are intended as a resource for teachers and students in the foreign policy area. Each monograph: is about a world area or topic; is written by a noted scholar; is brief (usually 64 pages); is written to be highly readable; and includes basic background, maps, charts, discussion guides, and suggested reading. (EH) |
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| Item Description: | Availability: Foreign Policy Association, 470 Park Avenue South, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016-6819; telephone: 800-628-5754. ERIC Note: A complete list of Headline Series Titles (with ERIC Accession numbers, if any) is appended. "This publication is dedicated to Eleanor Roosevelt on the 100th anniversary of her birth.". ERIC Document Number: ED414236. |
| Physical Description: | 84 pages. |
| Audience: | Practitioners. Students. Teachers. |
| ISBN: | 9780871240576 0871240572 |
| ISSN: | 0017-8780 |
| Reproduction Note: | Microfiche. |
| Action Note: | committed to retain |