The Clash of Civilizations? The Debate: 20th Anniversary Edition (FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANTHOLOGY)

its short version of people's opinion aobut Huntington book.

This collection of essays is not for everybody, but it is for everybody who wants to have a glimmer of hope of understanding a part of what is happening to our world today. The book is carefully introduced by Gideon Rose whose credits are enormous and his contributions to the Foreign Affairs Council continue to distinguish the author and the organization. The Collection begins with "The Clash of Civilizations" by world renown Social Scientist Samuel Huntington - the reason I bought the book - to read this particular essay. Professor Huntington's insights are enlightening to today's current situations in the gulf states and elsewhere - but these affairs involve Western attitudes, beliefs, and values as well as perceived power. The Essay is divided into several sections that are addressed individually but are carefully woven into a complete fabric and view of the current clash of civilizations. The divisions to name a few are: The Next Pattern of Conflict, The Nature of Civilizations followed by Why Civilizations will Clash which I found fascinating as well as informative. The Fault Lines between Civilizations is a revealing section but the next one, Civilizations Rallying: The Kin-country Syndrome is very current to today's conflicts and alliances among civilizations. "Kin-Country" is coined by H.D.S. Greenway and the term has been useful to describe much of what we see in current affairs. The last section is Implications for the West. In this section, Professor Huntington summarizes the thoughts of the previous sections. "...a central focus of conflict for the immediate future will be between the West and several Islamic-Confucian states." This essay while published in 1993 is not only prophetic but current today. There are several other essays in this edition; I recommend special attention to the essay by Fouas Ajami - very enlightening.

Testo ordinato per un amico. Ne è rimasto molto soddisfatto e lo ha sfruttato per la sua tesi di laurea.

Ich bin fasziniert davon gewesen, wie die These von S. Huntington sich in der heutigen Zeit zu großen Teilen bewahrheitet. Natürlich bedarf es der Diskussion und dieses Buch leistet einen guten Beitrag dazu,

This compelling view of geo-political conflict after the Cold War seems more valid now than ever. This issue of Foreign Affairs presents the original article, several criticisms made over the years, and a more recent view from Samuel Huntington.