Samuel P. Huntington
Political scientist (1927 to 2008) whose The Clash of Civilizations (1996) argued that after the Cold War the main lines of global conflict would run between civilizations, defined by culture and religion.
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After the Cold War, global politics became multipolar and multicivilizational for the first time
Their wordsIn the post-Cold War world, for the first time in history, global politics has become multipolar and multicivilizational.
↗The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (Touchstone, 1997 paperback of the 1996 book)archive.org All 4 from this book
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People know who they are only by knowing who they are not, and often whom they are against
Their wordsWe know who we are only when we know who we are not and often only when we know whom we are against.
↗The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (Touchstone, 1997 paperback of the 1996 book)archive.org All 4 from this book
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Their wordsWhat is universalism to the West is imperialism to the rest.
↗The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (Touchstone, 1997 paperback of the 1996 book)archive.org All 4 from this book
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Their wordsWestern belief in the universality of Western culture suffers three problems: it is false; it is immoral; and it is dangerous.
↗The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (Touchstone, 1997 paperback of the 1996 book)archive.org All 4 from this book