The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

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The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order is a 1996 political science book by Samuel P. Huntington that argues future global conflicts will be driven primarily by cultural and civilizational differences rather than ideological or economic ones.

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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
political science book
academicDiscipline international relations
political science
arguesThat Western civilization will face challenges from non-Western civilizations
conflict will occur along cultural fault lines between civilizations
modernization does not necessarily lead to Westernization
author Samuel P. Huntington
basedOn "The Clash of Civilizations?" article
Foreign Affairs essay by Samuel P. Huntington
contrastsWith Cold War ideological conflict models
realist state-centric models of international relations
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedFor essentializing cultures and civilizations
potentially reinforcing cultural stereotypes
underestimating intra-civilizational diversity and conflict
focusesOnPeriod post-Cold War era
genre international relations
political science
hasImpactOn policy debates in the United States
public discourse on Islam and the West
hasReception controversial in media and policy circles
highly influential and widely debated in academia
identifiesKeyActor civilization
influencedDebateIn global politics
international relations theory
security studies
language English
mainThesis future global conflicts will be driven primarily by cultural and civilizational differences
ideological and economic differences will be less important than civilizational identities in shaping conflict
mediaType print
notableFor controversial thesis about inevitability of cultural conflict
popularizing the idea of cultural blocs as primary actors in world politics
placesEmphasisOn religion as a marker of civilizational identity
proposesConcept clash of civilizations
publicationYear 1996
publisher Simon & Schuster
relatedConcept civilizational identity
core states
cultural fault lines
torn countries
subject civilizations
cultural conflict
global politics
international conflict
timeContext post-Soviet international order

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Huntington isKnownFor The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
subject surface form: Samuel P. Huntington
Huntington notableWork The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
subject surface form: Samuel P. Huntington
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this entity surface form: Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order