This book examines how thinking towards the international relations of political leaders, researchers, the media and the public is fundamentally metaphorical in nature: the abstract and far away constantly made concrete and familiar through the imaginative rationality of metaphors.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface and acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One: Imaginative Rationality
- Conceptual metaphor theory
- Ontological foundation: states-as-persons
- Ten structural metaphors for international relations
Part Two: International Relations Metaphors in Action
- International nature: violent jungles and evolutionary progress
- International families: loving parents and bitter feuds
- International balancing: mechanical weighing and mental stability
- International building: sturdy fortresses and open houses
- International games: prisoners' dilemmas and buzzing playgrounds
- International business: bidding contests and fair trade
- International illnesses: fatal sicknesses and curable diseases
- International journeys: dead end tracks and common paths
- International music: graceful waltzes and battle marches
- International puzzles: senseless riddles and solvable enigmas
Conclusion
References
Index