Conceptualizing the West in International Relations Thought: From Spengler to Said
Cover -- Conceptualizing the West in International Relations -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: The West and Cultural World Order -- 1 The West, Civilizations and International Relations Theory -- 2 Towards a Framework for Conceptualizing the West in International Relations -- 3 Faust in the Twilight: Conceptions of the West in Oswald Spengler -- 4 The Parochial Civilization: Arnold Toynbee's Conception of the West -- 5 Universalizing the West? The Conception of the West in the Work of the 'International Society' School -- 6 History's End? Francis Fukuyama's Conception of the West -- 7 Civilizations in Conflict: Samuel Huntington's Conception of the West -- 8 The Occident and its Significant 'Other': Edward Said's West -- Conclusion: Continuities and Difference: Conceptions of the West and Cultural World Order Compared -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.