The Geopolitics of Emotion
Subtitle: How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: February 17, 2009
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780385523769
Subjects: Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Emotions; International Relations - General; Current Events / International; General
Description: The first book to investigate the far-reaching emotional impact of globalization. Dominique Moïsi, an authority on international affairs, argues that our post-9/11 world has become divided by more than cultural fault lines. He chronicles how the geopolitics of today is characterized by a "clash of emotions," and how cultures of fear, humiliation, and hope are reshaping the world. Moïsi contends that the United States and Europe have been dominated by fears of the "other" and of their loss of a national identity and purpose. For Muslims, the combination of historical grievances, exclusion from the economic boon of globalization, and civil and religious conflicts have created a culture of humiliation that is quickly devolving into a culture of hatred. Meanwhile, Asia has been able to concentrate on building a better future and seizing the economic initiative from the American-dominated West, creating a new culture of hope. How will these varying emotions influence the political, social, and cultural conflicts that roil our world? And what will the effect of the world economic crisis be?--From publisher description.