Globalization and Civilizations


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Globalization and Civilizations challenges established assumptions about the nature of civilizations and the supposed inevitability of the conflict between the Islamic and Western worlds. Uniquely, this edited book critically interrogates the concept of 'civilization' by asking whether it is still valid in the globalized world economy of the twenty-first century. The first half of the book provides an historical and theoretical context to understand the idea of 'civilization' in political science and demonstrates how the various social, economic, political and cultural processes of globalization have radically altered perceptions of civilization. The second half of the book looks particularly at non-Western examples of the interaction between globalization and civilization and includes case studies on the Arab world, Islam, China, India and EuropeGlobalization and Civilizations Review
The book was written before September 2001, but was published shortly thereafter. Its contents take on extra relevance because of that month and the subsequent events, like the US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. The text offers a sophisticated understanding of how or why increasing globalisation, due to trade and mobility of peoples, need not necessarily lead to greater conflicts.Granted, immediately after September 2001, many Americans probably felt that fewer Arab Muslim visitors to the US would be a good and prudent thing. But reading the book might cause you to reflect otherwise.
Broadly speaking, the tone of the book is quite optimistic.
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