The Fear of Barbarians : Beyond the Clash of Civilizations /

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The relationship between Western democracies and Islam, rarely entirely comfortable, has in recent years become increasingly tense. A growing immigrant population and worries about cultural and political assimilation-exacerbated by terrorist attacks in the United States, Europe, and around the world...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Todorov, Tzvetan (Autor)
Otros Autores: Brown, Andrew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2010]
Temas:
Civilization > Philosophy.
Civilization > Philosophy.
Civilization, Modern > 1950-.
Democracy > Religious aspects > Islam.
Democracy > Religious aspects > Islam.
East and West.
Group identity > Europe.
Group identity > Europe.
Islam and politics.
Manichaeism.
World politics > 1989-.
World politics > 1989-.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.
west, islam, democracy, politics, immigration, war on terror, terrorism, assimilation, enlightenment, cultural difference, tolerance, pluralism, history, anthropology, fear, islamophobia, headscarves, ban, france, theo van gogh, murder, freedom, minorities, communism, bulgaria, civic identity, nativism, europe, nonfiction, law, legal system, civilization, barbarism, manicheism, hate, discrimination, bias, conflict, religion, christianity, jihad.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Between Fear and Resentment
  • 1. Barbarism and Civilization
  • 2. Collective Identities
  • 3. The War of the Worlds
  • 4. Steering between the Reefs
  • 5. European Identity
  • Conclusion: Beyond Manicheism
  • Afterword, 2010
  • Notes
  • Index

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