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OverviewExamines the interrelation between technology and international politics since the nineteenth century. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Geoffrey L. HerreraPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.508kg ISBN: 9780791468678ISBN 10: 0791468674 Pages: 275 Publication Date: 14 September 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews"""Herrera fills important gaps in the international relations literature. His book addresses the general and important question of systems change for which neither structural realists nor constructivists have formulated adequate explanations. For the former, continuity in the essence of international politics has become dogma. For the latter, the possibilities for change inherent in a non-materialist conception of structure have not produced persuasive theories of agency. Placing technology in a social framework, Herrera shows how agents and artifacts often give rise to novel practices with wide-ranging systems-level effects. A major advance in relating technology and technological change to fundamental questions of international relations theory."" ""This book provides a nuanced and theoretically rigorous treatment of the role of technology in international systems change. Many international relations theories rely on technology as the 'uncaused cause' and leave it undertheorized. Herrera makes a compelling case that all technologies are not the same so we must theorize about them in different ways.""" Herrera fills important gaps in the international relations literature. His book addresses the general and important question of systems change for which neither structural realists nor constructivists have formulated adequate explanations. For the former, continuity in the essence of international politics has become dogma. For the latter, the possibilities for change inherent in a non-materialist conception of structure have not produced persuasive theories of agency. Placing technology in a social framework, Herrera shows how agents and artifacts often give rise to novel practices with wide-ranging systems-level effects. A major advance in relating technology and technological change to fundamental questions of international relations theory. This book provides a nuanced and theoretically rigorous treatment of the role of technology in international systems change. Many international relations theories rely on technology as the 'uncaused cause' and leave it undertheorized. Herrera makes a compelling case that all technologies are not the same so we must theorize about them in different ways. Herrera fills important gaps in the international relations literature. His book addresses the general and important question of systems change for which neither structural realists nor constructivists have formulated adequate explanations. For the former, continuity in the essence of international politics has become dogma. For the latter, the possibilities for change inherent in a non-materialist conception of structure have not produced persuasive theories of agency. Placing technology in a social framework, Herrera shows how agents and artifacts often give rise to novel practices with wide-ranging systems-level effects. A major advance in relating technology and technological change to fundamental questions of international relations theory. Herrera fills important gaps in the international relations literature. His book addresses the general and important question of systems change for which neither structural realists nor constructivists have formulated adequate explanations. For the former, continuity in the essence of international politics has become dogma. For the latter, the possibilities for change inherent in a non-materialist conception of structure have not produced persuasive theories of agency. Placing technology in a social framework, Herrera shows how agents and artifacts often give rise to novel practices with wide-ranging systems-level effects. A major advance in relating technology and technological change to fundamental questions of international relations theory. This book provides a nuanced and theoretically rigorous treatment of the role of technology in international systems change. Many international relations theories rely on technology as the 'uncaused cause' and leave it undertheorized. Herrera makes a compelling case that all technologies are not the same so we must theorize about them in different ways. Author InformationGeoffrey L. Herrera is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Temple University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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