Metaphors in international relations theory

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of metaphors in theories of international relations. This book examines the metaphors that inform the major paradigms in international relations theory. Readers will discover that the vast majority of the terminology cataloguing, defining, and naming theorie...

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Main Author: Marks, Michael P. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke, Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan 2011
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Summary:This book offers a comprehensive analysis of metaphors in theories of international relations. This book examines the metaphors that inform the major paradigms in international relations theory. Readers will discover that the vast majority of the terminology cataloguing, defining, and naming theories, concepts, and analytical tools pertaining to the study of international relations are metaphorical in nature. The book concludes that metaphors are an essential element in all aspects of international relations theory.
Physical Description:ix, 262 pages 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-256) and index.
ISBN:9780230113213 (hardback)
0230113214 (hardback)