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The International Relations of Middle-Earth: Learning from the Lord of the Rings by Abigail E. Ruane (15-Jun-2012) Paperback

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Description:Based on their successful undergraduate course at the University of Southern California, Abigail E. Ruane and Patrick James provide an introduction to International Relations using J. R. R. Tolkien's fantastically popular trilogy The Lord of the Rings. Because Tolkien's major themes—such as good versus evil and human agency versus determinism—are perennially relevant to International Relations, The Lord of the Rings is well suited for application to the study of politics in our own world. This innovative combination of social science and humanities approaches to illustrate key concepts engages students and stimulates critical thinking in new and exciting ways."What a nice way to initiate students into international relations theory! Young people often know imagined worlds with multiple polities better than they know their own history. Middle-earth offers a hefty dose of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Russian lore into the bargain. Here in Rohan, we are immensely pleased."—Iver B. Neumann, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, coeditor of Harry Potter and International Relations"The great 'trick' of this book is that it is more than a catchy hook and a way to explain IR theory that would be accessible to students. It also adds something to the theoretical interpretation of IR. The authors aren't just using LOTR to tell us about IR as it exists—they use it to critique its boundaries and then to suggest to students an accessible but theoretically more sophisticated way to look at IR theory." —Laura Sjoberg, University of Florida"This book is a welcome addition to the growing list of texts that make great works of fantasy and science fiction available to IR scholars. Ruane and James do a nice job bringing out the complexity of Tolkien's masterwork, showing both how one might use Tolkien to illustrate IR concepts, and how one might go about extracting Tolkien's own theories about politics from the story. You will want this book as your companion on any quest to draw insights about our world from Tolkien's tale of the end of Middle-earth's Third Age."—Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, American UniversityAbigail E. Ruane is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Human Rights at Hunter College of the City University of New York.Patrick James is Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The International Relations of Middle-Earth: Learning from the Lord of the Rings by Abigail E. Ruane (15-Jun-2012) Paperback. To get started finding The International Relations of Middle-Earth: Learning from the Lord of the Rings by Abigail E. Ruane (15-Jun-2012) Paperback, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Based on their successful undergraduate course at the University of Southern California, Abigail E. Ruane and Patrick James provide an introduction to International Relations using J. R. R. Tolkien's fantastically popular trilogy The Lord of the Rings. Because Tolkien's major themes—such as good versus evil and human agency versus determinism—are perennially relevant to International Relations, The Lord of the Rings is well suited for application to the study of politics in our own world. This innovative combination of social science and humanities approaches to illustrate key concepts engages students and stimulates critical thinking in new and exciting ways."What a nice way to initiate students into international relations theory! Young people often know imagined worlds with multiple polities better than they know their own history. Middle-earth offers a hefty dose of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Russian lore into the bargain. Here in Rohan, we are immensely pleased."—Iver B. Neumann, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, coeditor of Harry Potter and International Relations"The great 'trick' of this book is that it is more than a catchy hook and a way to explain IR theory that would be accessible to students. It also adds something to the theoretical interpretation of IR. The authors aren't just using LOTR to tell us about IR as it exists—they use it to critique its boundaries and then to suggest to students an accessible but theoretically more sophisticated way to look at IR theory." —Laura Sjoberg, University of Florida"This book is a welcome addition to the growing list of texts that make great works of fantasy and science fiction available to IR scholars. Ruane and James do a nice job bringing out the complexity of Tolkien's masterwork, showing both how one might use Tolkien to illustrate IR concepts, and how one might go about extracting Tolkien's own theories about politics from the story. You will want this book as your companion on any quest to draw insights about our world from Tolkien's tale of the end of Middle-earth's Third Age."—Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, American UniversityAbigail E. Ruane is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Human Rights at Hunter College of the City University of New York.Patrick James is Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The International Relations of Middle-Earth: Learning from the Lord of the Rings by Abigail E. Ruane (15-Jun-2012) Paperback. To get started finding The International Relations of Middle-Earth: Learning from the Lord of the Rings by Abigail E. Ruane (15-Jun-2012) Paperback, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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