The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (983 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0006IU3OO |
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| Number of Pages | : | 436 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Important, powerfully written work S. Holdsambeck Fascinating book, devastating and brilliant analysis. Having lived overseas for the past 14 years and witnessed firsthand the deleterious and disastrous effects of U.S. foreign policy, I found myself thinking as I read this that I wished every person in the State Department (for that matter, all bureaucrats) were required to read it and write a critical analysis. As least that would force them to engage with the arguments so powerfully presented by this writer. It is quite l. "The Worthy Debate" according to fjness. The Clash of Civilizations became a key book in the discussion of future American Foreign Policy for all the right reasons. Huntington's argument is well-constructed and his predictions proved very prescient. Huntington could have coordinated with a psychologist or socialogist to right a second book discussing identity theory to bolster his argument but his work stands on its own as work of political science. I found his discussion of the Bosnian War interesting, as the war . It may be useful to extrapolate to future events as well Cogent, incisive analysis of the post Cold War power structure among world civilizations. Huntington helps me understand current events, even when the book was written 20 years earlier. It may be useful to extrapolate to future events as well. Highly entertaining, and cerebral read.
Across the globe, new conflicts—and new cooperation—have replaced the old order of the Cold War era.. Events since the publication of the book have proved the wisdom of that analysis. As ideological distinctions among nations have been replaced by cultural differences, world politics has been reconfigured. The 9/11 attacks and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated the threat of civilizations but have also shown how vital international cross-civilization cooperation is to restoring peace. Samuel Huntington explains how clashes between civilizations are the gr