Cultural Internationalism and World Order - Rilegato

Iriye, Akira

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ISBN 10: 0801854571 ISBN 13: 9780801854576

Casa editrice: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 1997

Riassunto

Describes the origins and efforts of the cultural internationalism movement, from the creation of an international language to student exchange programs, and discusses tensions the movement encountered, such as militarism, nationalism in Germany and Japan before WWII, and the rivalries of the Cold War. Concludes that a stable world order depends on the open exchange of cultures among people pursuing common intellectual and cultural interests. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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"Akira Iriye discusses the origins of what he calls 'cultural internationalism' and the tensions that arose in the countervailing forces of nationalism prior to both World Wars. To prevent a resurgence of the militarism of cultural nationalists, which has wrecked such havoc in this century, he makes a compelling argument about the need to tear down cultural walls rather than build them up." -- International Journal

"Iriye argues that the traditional understanding of international relations as competition for power and wealth, and the consequent shunting aside of cultural issues as a matter for woolly-headed idealists, needs to be rethought. His history of cultural internationalism -- that is, the attempt to build cultural understanding, cooperation, and a sense of shared values across national borders through student exchanges, lectures, and the like -- shows that it has been a constant feature of twentieth-century international relations." -- Foreign Affairs

""Iriye has added a quiet (and overdue) polemic for liberal values. He forces us to consider the importance of environmentalists, journalists, students, artists, scholars, and musicians who flow between cultures, mitigating the rhetoric of national leaders and the menacing accumulation of troops and arms." -- Times Higher Education Supplement

Descrizione del libro

The history of the post-World-War-I movement that included a surprising array of efforts to foster cooperation, from the creation of an international language to student exchange programs, international lecture circuits, and other cultural activities.

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• Editore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0801854571
• ISBN 13: 9780801854576
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 212