{"product_id":"the-convergence-of-civilizations-constructing-a-mediterranean-region-9780802038043","title":"The Convergence of Civilizations: Constructing a Mediterranean Region","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecent efforts by the United States and its allies to promote democracy, security, and stability in the Middle East owe much to the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EMP) - also known as the Barcelona Process - an important region-building plan in the Mediterranean region since 1995. \u003ci\u003eThe Convergence of Civilizations\u003c\/i\u003e represents the output of an innovative and much needed collaborative project focused on the EMP. Editors Emanuel Adler, Beverly Crawford, Federica Bicchi, and Rafaella A. Del Sarto have set out to show that regional security and stability may be achieved through a cultural approach based on the concept of regional identity construction, and aim to take stock of the EMP in relation to this goal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors to this collection focus on the obstacles Mediterranean region construction faces due to post 9\/11 regional and global events, the difficulties of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, tensions between the EU and the US over Iraq, and the expected consequences of EU enlargement. They also seek to bring the EMP and region-making practices to the attention of American scholars in order to promote a more fertile academic exchange. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUltimately, the contributors demonstrate that the EMP and related region-making practices, while failing so far to promote the development of a Mediterranean regional identity and to achieve regional stability, suggest nonetheless a viable model for regional partnership and cooperation, and thus, for preventing a 'clash of civilizations' in the long haul. \u003ci\u003eThe Convergence of Civilizations\u003c\/i\u003e will be an important tool for meeting the current global challenges being faced by nation-states as well as those in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emanuel Adler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.04w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802038043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmanuel Adler\u003c\/b\u003e is the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Chair of Israeli Studies in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. \u003cb\u003eFederica Bicchi\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. \u003cb\u003eBeverly Crawford\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor with the Center for German and European Studieds at the University of California, Berkeley. \u003cb\u003eRaffaella A. Del Sarto\u003c\/b\u003e is a Marie Curie Fellow with the Robert Schuman Centre at the European University Institute.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125878616179,"sku":"9.7808E+12","price":103.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_813b3515-1187-47a6-ba9b-04b2355bf087.jpg?v=1764767393","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-convergence-of-civilizations-constructing-a-mediterranean-region-9780802038043","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}