{"product_id":"9780876091647","title":"The Clash of Civilizations? The Debate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe consummate collection of readings on contemporary international relations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Samuel Huntington's seminal 1993 essay, \u003cb\u003eThe Clash of Civilizations\u003c\/b\u003e, world politics is entering a new phase, in which the great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of international conflict will be cultural. Civilizations—the highest cultural groupings of people—are differentiated from each other by religion, history, language and tradition. In the resulting era of cultural conflict that is emerging, the United States must forge alliances with similar cultures and spread its values wherever possible. In Huntington's final analysis, the West must be accommodating if possible and confrontational if necessary; moreover, all civilizations will have to learn to tolerate each other. This collection includes a series of responses to Huntington's original essay by eminent writers in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents includes articles originally published in \u003cb\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• \"The Clash of Civilizations?\" by Samuel Huntington, \u003cb\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e, Summer 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• \"The Summoning\" by Fouad Ajami, \u003cb\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e, September\/October 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• \"The Dangers of Decadence\" by Kishore Mahbubani, \u003cb\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e, September\/October 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• \"The Case for Optimism\" by Robert L. Bartley, \u003cb\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e, September\/October 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• \"Civilization Grafting\" by Liu Binyan, \u003cb\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e, September\/October 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• \"The Modernizing Imperative\" by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, \u003cb\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e, September\/October 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• \"Do Civilizations Hold?\" by Albert L. Weeks, \u003cb\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e, September\/October 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• \"The West is the Best\" by Gerard Piel, \u003cb\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/b\u003e, September\/October 1993\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• \"If Not Civilizations, What?\" by Samuel Huntington, Foreign Affairs, November\/December 1993\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Foreign Affairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022593933552,"sku":"9780876091647","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780876091647_p0.jpg?v=1763847002","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780876091647","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}