Identities in International Relations

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By focusing on issues of identity, this study offers a radically new approach to the understanding and explanation of international relations. The text critiques dominant approaches to identity in international relations and highlights the complexity of forms of identification and allegiance in the contemporary world. The text raises issues and concerns common to many areas of the social sciences. Student involvement throughout the book's production has ensured that the book is written in an accessible style. It will therefore appeal to a wide readership. Front Matter....Pages i-xx Society, Modernity and Social Change: Approaches to Nationalism and Identity....Pages 1-21 Beyond the ‘Inside/Outside’ Divide....Pages 22-37 Globalisation and Collective Identities....Pages 38-78 Ethnicity: Inside Out or Outside In?....Pages 79-98 Gendered Identities in International Relations....Pages 99-117 Nationalism and Middle Eastern Identities....Pages 118-134 La Lucha Continua? Identity and the Nicaraguan Revolution....Pages 135-153 Re-reading Europe’s Identities....Pages 154-171 Colonialism and Sub-Saharan Identities....Pages 172-192 Citizenship: Identification and the Global....Pages 193-212 Concluding Thoughts....Pages 213-217 Back Matter....Pages 219-220