{"product_id":"restraint-in-international-politics-hardback-9781108486088","title":"Restraint in International Politics (Hardback) 9781108486088","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRestraint in International Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComprehensive examination of restraint in international politics, considered across a range of contexts as a political process, device, and strategy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrent J. Steele (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108486088, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 October 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages, 3 b\/w illus.  7 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 1.9 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This book provides a very important and invigorating account of restraint in international politics. ... Steele succeeds in providing a rich and ethical account of power in a context of social and political relations.' Catarina Kinnvall, International Relations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe first comprehensive examination of restraint in international politics, considered across a range of psychological, social, political, and institutional contexts as a political process, device, and strategy. Surveying how restraint has been understood in international relations and political theory, with focus given to Aristotle and Machiavelli, Steele utilises Carl Jung's theories of complexes and the libido to broaden the conceptual definition of restraint as a phenomenon that is not only individual and inward-looking, but also relational and societal. Exploring its development, uses, expressions and challenges through history and in contemporary times, this book analyses the politics of restraint in processes of security, political economy, foreign policy and global public health. Situating restraint alongside similar concepts such as moderation, containment, and constraint, Steele asks against what, and from what, are we restraining ourselves, who authorizes restraint, and what are the risks and rewards (both ethical and practical). Steele concludes with a balanced political and normative argument for restraint going forward.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Restraint appraised: restraint in international relations\u003cbr\u003e 2. Restraint and actionism in global politics\u003cbr\u003e 3. The historical (ab)uses of restraint: gender, race, class\u003cbr\u003e 4. Democratic restraint, democratic libido\u003cbr\u003e 5. Restraint, anti-climax, and insecurity\u003cbr\u003e 6. Restraining those who can't restrain themselves: restraint, international political economy, and public health\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: towards a strategic narrative of restraint.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political geography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political geography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20geography%20%5BRGCP%5D%22\"\u003eRGCP\u003c\/a\u003e], International relations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International relations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20relations%20%5BJPS%5D%22\"\u003eJPS\u003c\/a\u003e], Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266370130200,"sku":"9781108486088","price":79.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108486088i_bf8ab173-3380-4369-ab82-7d5024a4f315.jpg?v=1696706332","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/restraint-in-international-politics-hardback-9781108486088","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}