The Myth of the Clash of Civilizations.

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While globalization unifies the world, divisions re-emerge within it in the form of a spectacular separation between Islam and the West. How can it be that Huntington's contested idea of a clash of civilizations became such a powerful political myth through which so many people look at the worl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bottici, Chiara
Otros Autores: Challand, Benoît
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:Routledge advances in Middle East and Islamic studies.
Temas:
Islamic civilization.
Civilization, Western.
Civilization, Islamic.
Islamic countries > Relations > Western countries.
Western countries > Relations > Islamic countries.
Civilisation occidentale.
Civilization, Western
International relations
Islamic civilization
Occident > Relations > Pays musulmans.
Islamic countries
Western countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:While globalization unifies the world, divisions re-emerge within it in the form of a spectacular separation between Islam and the West. How can it be that Huntington's contested idea of a clash of civilizations became such a powerful political myth through which so many people look at the world? Bottici and Challand disentangle such a process of myth-making both in the West and in Muslim majority countries, and call for a renewed critical attitude towards it. By analysing a process of elaboration of this myth that took place in academic books, arts and media, comics and Hollywood fi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (193 pages).
ISBN:9781136951206
1136951202

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