Before recognition : how the politics of religion shaped the international order /

"Recognizing religion in global politics is neither neutral nor benign. This book reveals how recognition operates to reinforce hierarchies, reify religious difference, and deepen political divisions. Maria Birnbaum reframes religion as a historically contingent category of knowledge and govern...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Birnbaum, Maria (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026
Series:	LSE international studies.
Subjects:	Religion and international relations. Religion and politics. Religious minorities. Religion et relations internationales. Religion et politique. Minorités religieuses. Religión y relaciones internacionales Religión y política Minorías religiosas Religion and international relations Religion and politics Religious minorities Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Narratives of exclusion and restoration
Theoretically found, conceptually lost : the concept of religion in international relations
The costs of recognition
Religion and the colony : numbers, representation, and borders in British India and Mandate Palestine
Postcolonial religion : the entangled history of Israel and Pakistan