The limits of culture : Islam and foreign policy / Brenda Shaffer, editor.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:BCSIA studies in international security.
Other Authors: Shaffer, Brenda
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. ; London, England : MIT Press, [2006], ©2006.
Series:BCSIA studies in international security.
Subjects:
International relations and culture.
Islamic countries > Foreign relations.
Physical Description:ix, 350 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: the limits of culture / Brenda Shaffer
  • Culture and foreign politics / Markus Fischer
  • Beyond blood and belief: culture and foreign policy conduct / Douglas W. Blum
  • History and foreign policy: from constructed identities to "ancient hatreds" east of the Caspian / Ronald Grigor Suny
  • Culture and alliances: U.S. portrayals of Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan before and after September 11, 2001 / Ido Oren with Robert Kauffman
  • Congress, constituencies, and U.S. foreign policy in the Caspian / David King and Miles Pomper
  • Domestic politics, bureaucratic strategies, and culture in Central Asia / Roger Kangas
  • The Islamic Republic of Iran: is it really? / Brenda Shaffer
  • Civilizational identity and foreign policy: the case of Iran / Ali M. Ansari
  • Taliban Afghanistan: a true Islamic state? / Svante E. Cornell
  • Pakistan's foreign policy: Islamic or pragmatic? / Svante E. Cornell
  • Conclusion / Brenda Shaffer.