The international politics of the Persian Gulf
Subtitle: a cultural genealogy
By: Arshin Adib-Moghaddam.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
Subjects: Persian Gulf Region -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Description: "The International Politics of the Persian Gulf examines the causes and consequences of conflict in one of the most important regions of the world. Bridging the gap between critical theories of international relations and the empirical study of the Gulf area, this book expands on the many ideologies, cultural inventions and ideational constructs that have affected relations in the past three decades." "Confronting mainstream discussions of the region written in the 'realist' tradition, Arshin Adib-Moghaddam presents what he terms 'a cultural genealogy of anarchy', analysing the permeation, throughout the Gulf area, of values and beliefs constitutive of the problematic nature of regional relations."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Studying conflict in the Persian Gulf : an epistemological introduction; title: The Persian Gulf between independence and revolution : ideational shifts and regional repercussions; title: Westphalia and the anarchic gulf society : the second Persian Gulf War and its aftermath; title: Whither the leviathan : sources of co-operation and conflict in the post-romantic Persian Gulf.