The Clash of Civilizations - Softcover

HUNTINGTON

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0684844419 ISBN 13: 9780684844411

Publisher: Pocket Books, 1998

Synopsis

Based on the author's seminal article in "Foreign Affairs", Samuel P. Huntington's "The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order" is a provocative and prescient analysis of the state of world politics after the fall of communism. In this incisive work, the renowned political scientist explains how "civilizations" have replaced nations and ideologies as the driving force in global politics today and offers a brilliant analysis of the current climate and future possibilities of our world's volatile political culture.

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The thesis of the provocative and potentially important Clash of Civilizations is that the increasing threat of violence arising from renewed conflicts between countries and cultures that base their traditions on religious faith and dogma. This argument moves past the notion of ethnicity to examine the growing influence of a handful of major cultures--Western, Eastern Orthodox, Latin American, Islamic, Japanese, Chinese, Hindu and African--in current struggles across the globe. Samuel P Huntington, a political scientist at Harvard University and foreign policy aide to President Clinton, argues that policymakers should be mindful of this development when they interfere in other nations' affairs. --Christine Buttery

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Francis Fukyama"The Wall Street Journal"The book is dazzling in its scope and grasp of the intricacies of contemporary global politics. Wang Gungwu"The National Interest"This is what is so stunning about "The Clash of Civilizations: " It is not just "about" the future, but may actually help to shape it. Michael Elliott"The Washington Post Book World"The book is studded with insights, flashes of rare brilliance, great learning, and in particular, an ability to see the familiar in a new and provocative way. Richard Bernstein"The New York Times"A benchmark for informed speculation on those always fascinating questions: Just where are we in history? What hidden hand is controlling our destiny?...A searching reflection on our global state. Henry A. KissingerSam Huntington, one of the West's most eminent political scentists, presents a challenging framework for understanding the realitites of global politics in the next century. "The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order" is one of the most important books to have emerged since the end of the Cold War. Richard Bernstein"The New York Times" A benchmark for informed speculation on those always fascinating questions: Just where are we in history? What hidden hand is controlling our destiny?...A searching reflection on our global state. Michael Elliott"The Washington Post Book World" The book is studded with insights, flashes of rare brilliance, great learning, and in particular, an ability to see the familiar in a new and provocative way. Wang Gungwu"The National Interest" This is what is so stunning about "The Clash of Civilizations: " It is not just "about" the future, but may actually help to shape it. Zbigniew BrzezinskiAn intellectual tour de force: bold, imaginative, and provocative. A seminal work that will revolutionize our understanding of international affairs. Francis Fukyama"The Wall Street Journal" The book is dazzling in its scope and grasp of the intricacies of contemporary global politics. Henry A. KissingerSam Huntington, one of the West's most eminent political scentists, presents a challenging framework for understanding the realitites of global politics in the next century. "The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order" is one of the most important books to have emerged since the end of the Cold War.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0684844419
• ISBN 13: 9780684844411
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 367