Post-Western International Relations Reconsidered: The Pre-Modern Politics of Gongsun Long (Global Political Thinkers)

This study offers a critique of international relations from the perspective of a pre-modern Chinese thinker, Gongsun Long. It explores both the potential and the danger of the post-Western quest for geo-cultural distinction. This study offers a critique of international relations from the perspective of eminent pre-modern Chinese thinker Gongsun Long. Shedding new light on the interconnected epistemological, ontological, and political dimensions of his thought, Shih and Yu consider a pressing question of our time: how to conceptualize political order in the globalized contemporary world. Gongsun Long's approach in many ways prefigures postmodern thinking, and his writings inspire critical reflections on globalization Front Matter....Pages i-vi Introduction: A Pre-Modern Thinker on International Relations....Pages 1-7 Front Matter....Pages 8-8 Engaging in Our Time....Pages 9-14 Engaging in His Time....Pages 15-24 Front Matter....Pages 25-25 Restoration on Demand....Pages 26-34 Deconstructive Responses....Pages 35-39 Gongsun Long, the Debater....Pages 40-53 Rationality Trespassing Reality....Pages 54-61 Front Matter....Pages 62-62 The Color Revolution....Pages 63-74 The China Model....Pages 75-84 Peace....Pages 85-94 Conclusion: Post-Post-Western International Relations....Pages 95-100 Back Matter....Pages 101-120 Cover 1 Half-Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Introduction: A Pre-Modern Thinker on International Relations 8 Part I Teaching for the Time 15 1 Engaging in Our Time 16 2 Engaging in His Time 22 Part II Reality Instead of Name 32 3 Restoration on Demand 33 4 Deconstructive Responses 42 5 Gongsun Long, the Debater 47 6 Rationality Trespassing Reality 61 Part III Post-Western Issues 69 7 The Color Revolution 70 8 The China Model 82 9 Peace 92 Conclusion: Post-Post-Western International Relations 102 Appendix: A Methodological Note 108 Glossary 113 References 116 Index 125