Beyond Pain
The Role of Pleasure and Culture in the Making of Foreign Affairs
by Thomas A. Breslin
203 pages· 2002· ISBN 9780275974305
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Breslin demonstrates that, for two millennia, pleasure has been more effective than pain in defending and advancing the long-term interests of states in foreign affairs. Whether shaped by Asian, European, or American culture, pleasure has demonstrated its effectiveness as a weapon of the strong and the weak alike.
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