Cultural Internationalism and World Order
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Cultural Internationalism and World Order by Akira Iriye
The idea of a cultural internationalism came into its own after World War I, when intellectuals and artists embraced international cultural exchange and co-operation. This text looks at the following the spirit fostered; from creating an international language to exchange programmes.
"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 WarsTo 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'
Akira Iriye is professor in the Department of History at Harvard University. His many books include 'The Globalizing of America', 'Across the Pacific: An Inner History of American-East Asian Relations', and 'China and Japan in the Global Setting'.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801854576 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801854571 |
| Title | Cultural Internationalism and World Order |
| Author | Akira Iriye |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Year published | 1997-03-18 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
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