{"product_id":"empires-of-the-mind-1","title":"Empires of the Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnalysis 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvestigation of the persistent influence of empire, hierarchy, and real politik on international society despite reform initiatives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamination of how imperial concepts have adapted through different historical periods from modernity through corporate capitalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssessment of the relationship between national self-determination principles and actual international governance structures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy of ideological transformations in empire concepts during Cold War and post-Cold War periods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis title has been co-published with Knowledge World Publishers. T\u0026amp;F does not sell or distribute the print versions in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri lanka.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56409153339736,"sku":"9781041255550","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781041255550.jpg?v=1778762769","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/empires-of-the-mind-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}