The clash within civilisations : coming to terms with cultural conflicts

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Title:

Author:

Senghaas, Dieter, 1940-

ISBN:

9780415262286

9780415262293

Personal Author:

Senghaas, Dieter, 1940-

Publication Information:

New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2001.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

Series:

Routledge/RIPE studies in global political economy

Series Title:

Routledge/RIPE studies in global political economy

Contents:

Pt. 1. Pluralization and politicization: challenges for cultures -- 1. Intercultural philosophy today -- 2. Is there a point in looking back? The relevance of classical Chinese philosophy for modern China -- 3. The quest for innovation: Islam and the challenges of pluralism -- 4. Homelessness versus public order: inquiries on Buddhism -- 5. From spiritual to modern plurality? Hinduism at a crossroads -- 6. Interim observations -- Pt. 2. Clash of cultures? -- 7. A clash of civilizations - an idee fixe? -- 8. The realities of cultural struggles -- 9. On Asian and other values -- 10. Interim observations -- Pt. 3. Communication about cultures -- 11. Pleading for a reorientation of the intercultural dialogue.

Subject Term:

East and West.

Civilization, Modern -- 1950-

Comparative civilization.

Philosophy, Comparative.

Cultural pluralism.

Culture conflict.

Intercultural communication.

World politics -- 20th century.

World politics -- 21st century -- Forecasting.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy042/2001019947.html

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Summary

Expanding upon, and engaging with, the influential theories of Francis Fukuyama in The End of History and Samuel Huntington in The Clash of Civilisations, this book is a major, and controversial, contribution to these key contemporary debates. Dieter Senghaas examines some of the most significant political issues we face today:
* How do societies cope with pluralization? * Can tolerance be a successful solution? * What is the role of 'culture' in recent conflicts which have been described as culturally induced? * And will twenty-first-century world politics sink into cultural conflicts on a biblical scale?
Dieter Senghaas explores these questions within the context of the main non-Western cultural areas Chinese political philosophy, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism and goes on to reflect on the possibility of a constructive form of intercultural dialogue. Senghaas's distinctive and radical approach will be of great interest and topicality to all those working in politics, international relations, sociology, cultural studies, development studies, religion and international political economy.