Clash of Civilizations
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Samuel Huntington (1927 – 2008)
He was a political scientist in Harvard University.
He was advisor in Minister of Defence Army in U.S.A
The best known thesis is Clash of Civilizations.
He wrote it in 1993.
After this article, he wrote a book with same title.
What’s that..
Civilizations is a society in an advanced state of social
development.
Ex. Western civilization, Greek civilization..
It has common values; religion, language, culture etc.
The Major Civilizations Western Orthodox Islamic Latin America Japanese Hindu Buddhist or Confucian African (possible civilization)
Clash of civilizations used by Huntington after Cold
War Era.
Foreign Affairs magazine – 1993
Very famous and known article..
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of
World Order.
According to Huntington..
The great divisions between humankind[1] and the
dominating source of conflict[2] will be cultural.
Future conflicts will originate from clashes between
civilizations.
[1] humankind: the human race, humanity.[2] conflict: a fight, battle, or struggle.
Conflicts and violence will also occur between states
and groups within the same civilizations.
The next world war, if there is one, will be a war
between civilizations
A different perspective about clash of civilizations.
Why?
Difference in history, language, culture, tradition and religion
Small world Economic modernization and social change
Why?
Increase of consciousness[3] and awareness of difference of civilizations
Conflict of the power of the West against Non-Western civilizations
Increase of economic regionalism
[3]consciousness(n): full activity of the mind and senses, as in waking life
Viewpoints of Huntington People's cultural and religious identities will be the
primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War world. ’’the West and the Rest.’’ Fault line conflicts and core state conflicts.
What about Turkey..According to Huntington; Turkey are derived from Islamic civilization, but..
Criticism
Is this a ordering article? Increase the disagreement and discrimination New threat found: Islam
Conclusion
Some topics are ignored It hasn’t academic qualification A lot of forejudgment
References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_P._Huntington
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clash_of_Civilizations
http://www.derinsular.com/pdf/medeniyetler-catismasi.pdf
Samuel P. Huntington,“The Clash of Civilizations?” Foreign Affairs , 72 (Summer 1993),
Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (New York:Simon and Schuster, 1996), p.20 .
http://sbe.dumlupinar.edu.tr/12/165-171.pdf
http://dictionary.reference.com/
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