International History: A Cultural Approach

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International History: A Cultural Approach offers an innovative history of modern international relations that stresses cultural themes. In place of the usual focus on great-power rivalries, diplomatic negotiations, military conflict, and other phenomena in which sovereign nations are the key players, this book focuses on intercultural relations as individuals, races, religions, and non-state actors interact across national boundaries, to provide a fresh perspective on modern international history. Among the themes covered are: Akira Iriye and Petra Goedde’s approach offers a deeper understanding of international history, focusing on people and their cultures rather than just state level interactions. Cover Halftitle page Title page Copyright page CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACRONYMS Introduction: Culture and International Relations Culture The Transnational Approach Globalization Periodization PART ONE The Rise of the Modern 1 The Dialectics of Nationalism and Internationalism Nationalism Internationalism 2 Cross-cultural Encounters Religious Encounters Cultures of Commerce Migration Disease, Death, and Nature Racial Encounters 3 Imagined Communities Ideological Communities Cultural Communities and Customs Sub-national and Supra-national Identities 4 Modern Consciousness PART TWO Movement and Empire 5 Movements People Ideas 6 Imperial Cultures The Practice of Empire Colonial Encounters Colonial Culture in the Metropole 7 Racial Formations America’s Racial Empire The Science of Race and Culture 8 Cultural Internationalism Knowledge Networks Women’s Networks Internationalism Redux PART THREE Global Cultures 9 Visions of Modernity Capitalist and Communist Modernities Cultural Modernities Colonial Modernities 10 Modernity in Crisis The Rise of Fascism Global Depression Race and Culture Wars Post-war Visions 11 Cold War Cultures Atomic Age International Justice Cold War Culture Wars 12 Challenging the Cold War Consensus Decolonization Vietnam Internal Challenges The Rise of Human Rights PART FOUR Transnational Connections 13 Cultural Globalization, 1970–1990 Global Human Rights in the 1970s and 1980s The Rise of Environmentalism Global Consumption 14 The Growth of Non-State Actors Supra-national and Non-national Institutions Corporate Internationalism Communications Revolutions 15 The Post-Cold War World The Globalization of America Global Identities Global Violence 16 The World Today Human Rights Global Environments Global Refugees Transcultural Production Conclusion NOTES FURTHER READING INDEX