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Beyond Pain

The Role of Pleasure and Culture in the Making of Foreign Affairs

Beyond Pain( )
Author: Breslin, Thomas A.
Series title:Praeger Studies on Ethnic and National Identities in Politics Ser.
ISBN:978-0-275-97430-5
Publication Date:Oct 2001
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Imprint:Praeger
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $95.00
Book Description:

Breslin demonstrates that, for two millennia, states in East Asia, Europe, and America have successfully used pleasure to protect themselves and advance their interests, at a small fraction of the cost of militarized policies. Indeed, the Chinese demonstrated that pleasure-based policies primed a stream of highly profitable foreign trade and bolstered the state. Pleasure was feared because it was effective as both an offensive and defensive strategy. The colleens of Ireland and the...
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Book Details
Pages:216
Detailed Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / General
Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy
Psychology / Emotions
Medical / Pain Management
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.14 x 9.21 x 0.46 Inches
Book Weight:0.69 Pounds



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