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Kenneth W. Thompson, The Prophet of Norms F. Rajaee

Kenneth W. Thompson, The Prophet of Norms By F. Rajaee

Kenneth W. Thompson, The Prophet of Norms by F. Rajaee


Summary

The aim of this book is to capture, the international thought and practice of Kenneth W. Thompson. His career embodied three roles in which he revealed his thoughts and practice: as a facilitator of space for encouraging debates, scholarship and practice; as an educator; and most importantly as a theorist of international relations.

Kenneth W. Thompson, The Prophet of Norms Summary

Kenneth W. Thompson, The Prophet of Norms: Thought and Practice by F. Rajaee

The aim of this book is to capture, the international thought and practice of Kenneth W. Thompson. His career embodied three roles in which he revealed his thoughts and practice: as a facilitator of space for encouraging debates, scholarship and practice; as an educator; and most importantly as a theorist of international relations.

Kenneth W. Thompson, The Prophet of Norms Reviews

Farhang Rajaee's Kenneth W. Thompson, the Prophet of Norms is a long-overdue and impressive examination of the writings and theories behind Thompson's contributions to International Relations theory. It also examines the large body of scholars Thompson influenced over a prolific career. Excellent contribution to the field! - Gale A. Mattox, Professor of Political Science, U.S. Naval Academy/Georgetown University, USA

Farhang Rajaee has written a much-needed introduction to the life and thought of one of America's foremost Christian realist thinkers Kenneth W. Thompson. In Rajaee's highly personal and insightful narrative, Thompson emerges to take his rightful place among the great international relations theorists of the twentieth century. - Nicolai N. Petro, Professor of Political Science, University of Rhode Island, USA

About F. Rajaee

Professor of Political Science and Humanities specializing in political theory and non-Western traditions, particularly Modern Political Thought in Islam. He obtained a BA degree in political science from the University of Tehran in 1975, an MA in public administration from the University of Oklahoma in 1977, and a PhD in foreign Affairs in 1983 from the University of Virginia. From 1986 to 1996 he was a Professor at the University of Tehran, the Iranian Academy of Philosophy, and Beheshti (National) University. In 1990-91, he was a fellow at St. Antony s College, Oxford, in 1996 a research fellow at Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, and a visiting Professor in Summer 2001 at Shawnee State University, Ohio. In his research, he concentrates on identity and the human condition through an understanding of the political, in both Western and non-Western traditions. His major works Moshkeleye Hoviyat-e Iranian Emruz. (The Problematique of the Contemporary Iranian Identity, 2004 and 2005) and

Table of Contents

1. A Profile 2. Theory and Practice 3. Exercising Practice 4. Education and Universities 5. Practicing Education 6. Politics and International Relations 7. Practicing Statecraft 8. Summation

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NLS9781349453672
9781349453672
1349453676
Kenneth W. Thompson, The Prophet of Norms: Thought and Practice by F. Rajaee
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Palgrave Macmillan
2013-03-08
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