| Description |
367 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. A world of civilizations -- The new era in world politics -- Civilization in history and today -- A universal civilization? Modernization and Westernization -- 2. The shifting balance of civilizations -- The fading of the West: power, culture, and indigenization -- Economics, demography, and the challenger civilizations -- 3. The emerging order of civilizations -- The cultural reconfiguration of global politics -- Core states, concentric circles, and civilization shifting -- 4. Clashes of civilizations -- The West and the rest: intercivilizational issues -- The global politics of civilizations -- From transition wars to fault line wars -- The dynamics of fault line wars -- 5. The future of civilizations -- The West, civilizations and civilization. |
| Summary |
An analysis of the state of world politics after the fall of communism; explains how "civilizations" have replaced nations and ideologies have become the driving force in global politics. An analysis of the current climate and future possibilities of our world's volatile political culture--P. [4] of cover. |
| Subject |
World politics -- 1989-
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Post-communism.
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Civilization, Modern -- 1950-
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| Added Title |
Remaking of world order |
| ISBN |
0684844419 (pbk.) |
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9781451627169 |
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9781451628975 (pbk.) |
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1451628978 (pbk.) |
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