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The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order.
by Huntington, Samuel P
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0684844419
- ISBN 13
- 9780684844411
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About This Item
New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, 1997. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, minor foxing edges, minor edgewear. 368 pp. An expanded version of an influential article published in 'Foreign Affairs' magazine, by Samuel Huntington, a political scientist at Harvard University. he pictures a post-Cold War future of accelerated conflict between civilizations that will dominate world politics. Argues that an international order based on civilizations is the best safeguard against war - driven not by ideologies or economics, but by ethnicity, religion, and other cultural forces. Classifies the major civilizations as: Western, Latin American, African, Islamic, Sinic (Chinese), Hindu, Russian / Orthodox, Buddhist, Japanese.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-352) and index.
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15886
- Title
- The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order.
- Author
- Huntington, Samuel P
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint ed.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0684844419
- ISBN 13
- 9780684844411
- Publisher
- Touchstone / Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- society, government, politics, civilizations, civilisations, military
- Bookseller catalogs
- SOCIETY & SOCIOLOGY;
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Annandale, New South Wales
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- Octavo
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.