Empires of the Mind

International Society and the Search for a New Order
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-25555-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 126 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 345 g

This book examines three major attempts since World War I to reform international order and challenge empire, hierarchy, and real politik. It covers the League of Nations' promotion of democracy and self-determination, the United Nations' addition of economic governance, and post-1991 democratization efforts. The work investigates why these reforms failed and explores the persistent hold of imperial concepts over human imagination and also includes:

- Analysis of three major attempts to reform international order since World War I, examining failures of League of Nations, United Nations, and post-Cold War democratization efforts

- Investigation of the persistent influence of empire, hierarchy, and real politik on international society despite reform initiatives

- Examination of how imperial concepts have adapted through different historical periods from modernity through corporate capitalism

- Assessment of the relationship between national self-determination principles and actual international governance structures

- Study of ideological transformations in empire concepts during Cold War and post-Cold War periods

Through examination of empire's evolution from modernity through corporate capitalism, the book assesses prospects for future international society transformation and the continuing influence of traditional power structures.

This title has been co-published with Knowledge World Publishers. T&F does not sell or distribute the print versions in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri lanka.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mayall, James

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Globalisierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction: Empires of the Mind

2. Empire, Modernity and the International Order

3. Empire in the Age of Ideology

4. Empire in the Cold War

5. Empire in the Age of Corporate Capitalism

6. Conclusion: The Uncertain Future of International Society

Index

Über Autor(innen)

James Mayall worked at the Board of Trade in London before joining the International Relations Department at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He taught there until 1998 when he was elected as the first Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations and fellow of Sidney Sussex College. He has written widely on the history and nature of international society, the impact of nationalism on international conflict, the Commonwealth and North-South relations.