Title: The end of certainty : towards a new internationalism /
Authors: Chan, Stephen, 1949-
Publisher: Zed Books ; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2009
Subjects: International relations Philosophy; World politics Philosophy.
Abstract: "The End of Certainty is a magical realist book on world politics. Stephen Chan takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride through how we can establish a new kind of international relations and construct a common future for the planet. The book's main argument is that international politics has failed because the certainties of singular traditions of philosophy fail to help us in understanding power shifts and struggles in an endlessly diverse world. Chan argues that fusing different strands of Western, Eastern, religious and philosophical thought, is far more likely to help us understand and move forward amidst uncertainty. In doing so, he takes us on a journey from the battlefields of Eritrea to the Twin Towers, via the Book of Job, Clausewitz, Fanon and Wahabism."--Publisher description.
Contents: Story introduces it -- Failed species? -- Fusion, frenzy and madness -- New brutalisms -- Mercy and the modern world -- Tao of international relations -- What should God do about evil? -- Buying loyalty -- Writing politics -- Transcendence and power -- What is to be done?