Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations

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The year 2001 began as the United Nations Year of Dialogue between Civilizations. By its end, the phrase that came most readily to mind was 'the clash of civilizations.' The tragedy of September 11 intensified the danger caused by religious differences around the world. As the politics of identity begin to replace the politics of ideology, can religion become a force for peace?

The Dignity of Difference is Rabbi Jonathan Sacks's radical proposal for reconciling hatreds. The first major statement by a Jewish leader on the ethics of globalization, it also marks a paradigm shift in the approach to religious coexistence. Sacks argues that we must do more than search for values common to all faiths; we must also reframe the way we see our differences.

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Universals Need Not Apply.......2007-06-05

There's a lot to like about Sacks' book. For example, its appreciation/critique of globalization is persuasive. "Morality," Sacks reminds us, "belongs no less in the boardroom than the bedroom, in the market-place as much as in a house of prayer." No argument there.

The book discusses theology as much as economics. And in doing so it does not capitulate to relativism (as a cheese-ball title like "Dignity of Difference" might lead one to believe). How could one call the book "relativist" when for Sacks, "the human project is inescapably a moral project"? How could the book be dismissed as another vacuous plea for ambivalence masked as "tolerance," when Sacks insists "something far stronger than toleration is required" in order for us to survive?

Here is Sacks' recipe for the postmodern world: "Absent religious faith, add the failure of the 'Enlightenment project' to create a universal ethic, and the result is moral relativism - a way of thinking (or rather, refusing to think) about life choices that may be suited to a consumer culture, but one that is wholly inadequate... to the challenge of assertive ethnicities and exclusive belief systems."

Rather than accepting the recipe, Sacks insists on the missing ingredient of religious faith. Though the Enlightenment predicted that religion's "public roles was at an end... The strange fact was, however, that religion refused to die. What has emerged is, in George Weigel's phrase, the "desecularization of the world."

In other words, the lunar eclipse is over, and what do you know, the sun was there all along. Contrary to the claims of generations of European intelligentsia, God is not going away. Religion is back (even though it never really left). And therefore, as Sacks puts it, the book is a "a theological basis for respect for difference, based not on relativism but on the concept of covenant."

And so, deeply respectful of religion, Sacks then sets out to give us religious folks a lesson in successful twenty-first century planetary cohabitation. But he does so by establishing a, shall we say, "New Covenant" with all world beliefs.

"The paths to salvation are many," Sacks explains. "There are multiple universes of wisdom, each capturing something of the radiance of being and drefracting it into the lives of its followers, not refuting or excluding the others, each as it were the native language of its followers, but combining in a hymn of glory to the creator." If the religions of the world therefore can just accept this idea (an idea which is arguably itself a religion) then there is hope.

Sacks' motivations are of course laudable. He doesn't want us to kill each other. Good for him. But here is his means of avoidance: God, Sacks writes, "has given us the means to save us from ourselves... we are not wrong to dream, wish and work for a better world." At such points the book, in my estimation, tends to degenerate into a well documented and sophisticated version of Can't we all just get along?

Despite my disagreements however I still can call Sacks' argument successful, because he is Jewish. He writes, "The God of the Israelites is the God of all mankind, but the demands made of the Israelites are not asked of all mankind." This is true enough. He concludes, "There is no equivalent in Judaism to the doctrine that extra ecclesiam non est salus, outside the Church there is no salvation."

But what if one is, while respecting the faith deeply, not "in Judaism"? What happens when the religion you profess is founded upon the fact that it is for everyone, as Christianity certainly is. In fact, one could make the case that the universal character of the Christian faith is the point of the New Testament (or at least of Luke, Acts, Galatians and Romans). Scholars often refer to the "sociological miracle" of the first century that resulted when the tribalized Roman world found unity in diversity in one new social body - the Church. The diversity that Sacks is seeking on a global scale may be contained by design within the Christian faith.

This ideal has of course often failed to be realized. But I don't see how anyone could convincingly argue that it's not in the charter. A Christian cannot follow suit [with Sacks' book], unless of course the charge to 'baptize all nations' actually reads 'baptize some nations' or the promise that 'every tongue shall confess and every knee shall bow' actually reads 'some tongues and some knees' or the assurance that 'Christ shall be all in all' actually reads 'Christ shall be some in some."

I can therefore read Sacks' book, learn from it, and strongly recommend it as a thoughtful perspective on globalization from a man both deeply intelligent and religious. But the very universal insistence that there can be no universal is a part I can't sign on to. Nor can a good Muslim. Nor can a good Marxist. And Christianity names itself among these as a universal religion with a truth to be offered to everyone.

Sacks says that "Unity in heaven creates diversity on earth." But a Christian does not believe in mere unity in heaven, but a diversity in heaven (the Trinty) that, strangely, can creates a unity on earth.

Sacks is concerned that we make space for one another in our dialogue, and this is of course a genuine concern. So much so that even God has followed Sacks' advice. If within the Trinity itself God has already permitted a diversity amidst Father, Son and Spirit - then there is no risk in humanity losing our distinctions (individually or even nationally) by participating in the life of this kind of God. To put it otherwise, if the "Absolute" is in itself diversified, then the postmodern prejudice against "Absolute Truth" has no beef with the Trinity.

The Trinitarian understanding of God is not that God is so "free" that he has to flex his infinite, absolute freedom leading to a Jean Paul Sartre's infuriated protest. God's freedom is well beyond the kind of smothering "divine" liberty that the existentialists abhorred. God is so free in fact that he can even give the different persons within his Godhead freedom - so free that he can even give his own creatures freedom to rebel against him. He is free enough to give them the choice to accept, or not accept his reconciling love.

Similarly, the Trinitarian understanding of God is not that God is so "powerful" that he has to flex his infinite, absolute power so mightily that it would threaten Nietzsche enough to have to compete - God is well more powerful than that. God has no need to be "macho" (which usually a sign of weakness anyway). Instead God is so powerful that he can become a creature among his creatures, allowing himself to be tried and condemned as a criminal before in a gesture of suffering love.

Such is the "freedom" and "power" of the Trinity. So free and powerful it can be bound helplessly to a cross. One might suggest a concept of God like that can afford to be universal.

I only wish there was room for such universality in Sacks' book.

Bold admirable attempt worth reading.......2007-03-19

Making world harmony a reality is a tall order and alliterated principles: control, contribution, compassion, creativity, co-operation, conservation, and conciliation are perhaps a bit `forced". But the deep and sincere thinking is much better than this might suggest. The title is more to the point; accepting the "dignity of difference" is entirely possible but for politicized extremists of every stripe (Faith) who ignore not only common principles but exclude any room at all for legitimate differences thereby proclaiming only they know divine will (the sin of `shirk' in Islam) and therefore there is no room for negotiation or compromise. This exclusivity is not unique to any faith or civilization except in the most delusional and arrogant self perception.

Perhaps empathy (compassion), a real sense of justice, and the space for what is essential to each faith are most important. The spirituality and morality of men of all faiths usually can provide toleration and conciliation - it is the politicians, ethnics, opportunists - and usually less spiritual individuals - who stop such developments.

This is a wonderful, even inspirational, book for people of good faith. But reactions, most of all from within the Rabbi's own faith so far, show the difficulty. Maybe psychology (as studied by books like "Blind Trust") needs to be integrated for a more actionable effective plan.

Now, a comment on limitations is required. Sacks remains idealistic and sometimes a bit superficial. He has not even reasonable agreement within his own community. There is little indicating real understanding of Islam in particular (perhaps this is much to ask in a short book). The discussion of education is lively but inadequate regarding quality versus quantity and the difficulty of opening minds. (The largely uncritical reading of "Clash" is itself an indication of limits of education.) It begs questions about why the oldest of the three faiths remains by far that with fewest adherents, and why a persecuted people now persecute others. The moral case for a market economy perhaps avoids too many of the negatives and how democracy evolves towards oligarchy without economic democracy. The critique of elements of globalism identifies but does not explain the role of that same capitalist "Washington Consensus". Greed and materialism more than empathy and generosity are characteristic of the present market economy. In general analysis is better than resolution of problems. Good will is not alone enough.

A valiant try .......2004-11-23

Rabbi Sachs is an intelligent and astute political thinker. His moral values his concern for the dignity of every human being his desire for peace in the world are felt strongly in the text.His overall prescription and hope is that the major civilizations of the world can through tolerant recognition and acceptance of each other bring great benefit to mankind as a whole. As an ideal prescription and formulation ' The Dignity of Differences' makes great sense.
But as a realistic assessment of where Mankind is and what precisely is going on within these Civilizations there is something lacking here. Any consideration of the present world situation which aims at providing some new and better direction has to look realistically at the character and goals of the major civilizations. The value of recognizing and tolerating others which Rabbi Sachs so rightly promotes is at this historical moment not the note which Islamic Civilization is ready to hear. In Huntington's Clash of Civilizations he spoke about an arc of confrontation in the world in which Muslim countries in thirty some odd places are engaged in aggressive violent behavior against neighbors. Islamic fundamentalist terrorism denies the fundamental premise of all that Rabbi Sachs is trying to teach. There is an assymetry between the Civilization which has to be recognized if there is going to be real progress toward a better world. Rabbi Sachs has made a valiant and admirable try here in offering a better way for the world. Unfortunately this does not address the ' threats' of the moment , threats of terror and violence, also by states which can bring disaster to Mankind. Let us hope and pray that Mankind will get in some years time into the position where all civilizations will recognize and tolerate the legitimate place of others.

A Lesson for the Extremists.......2004-10-26

I am an American who teaches overseas, and I think that this book clearly illustrates the problem facing our various countries today: as the author states, we "narrowcast," meaning that we seek out those who are like us, communicate with those individuals, and then pronounce ourselves correct without ever truly seeking a diverse opinion.

The political faultlines we walk today are a perfect example of what happens when we stop talking to each other and only desire positive feedback. This book, however, is not for any standard reader: it appeals, I believe, more to moderates than someone of a strident ideological background. If you blindly follow an extremist path in a political party or religion, I think this book could radically change your mind about said path, but you need to approach the book with as open a mind as possible.

I write this only a few days before the next U.S. presidential election, which has been the ugliest since I came of voting age in '92. I wish both candidates and their quislings would read this fine book.

Judaism, Globalization, and the Clash of Civilizations.......2003-01-24

As an International Relations major in college, I spent four years debating and writing about Samuel Huffington's warning of a "clash of civilizations." Then, it seemed that globalization and the United States' increasing role as the hegemonic superpower of the world were discussions limited to academia. In the years since, our world has become much smaller, we have been introduced to the "axis of evil," terrorism has penetrated our own borders, and a vocal anti-globalization effort has gone mainstream. Now, the chief rabbi of the British Commonwealth has proposed that we borrow values from Judaism to avoid the clash of civilizations, seeking an alternative to religious coexistence through his notion of the ethics of globalization.

Much of the Jewish media's coverage of Sacks' book has focused on his criticism of Israel's stance in the current conflict with the Palestinians. However, looking past this critique (only a short section of the book treats this subject), one finds a novel argument about how people of different nationalities and faiths can coexist in the new world. Sacks argues that religion does not have to lead to a clash between rival civilizations, but rather can be used to generate tolerance. In our politically correct society, we often look for ways to put our differences aside and search out our commonalities, and we feel the need to be all-inclusive in our dialogue efforts. Sacks challenges us by asking whether this "dialogue" is doing any good, or if we would be better served to embrace our differences. Monotheism doesn't mean there's only one way to God, he argues, rather, it's the belief that the unity of God creates diversity.

Our global borders have clearly shrunk, as evidenced by African children eating McDonalds and sipping Coke while wearing Nike shoes and watching MTV; and, we must now ask what the implications of globalization are to us as Jews. Sacks ingeniously looks to the Torah for insight into the great debates about globalization, the clash of civilizations, and the campaign against terror. He divides his book into seven moral principles (all beginning with the letter C) needed to make world harmony a reality: control, contribution, compassion, creativity, co-operation, conservation, and conciliation. We, in the Jewish community, have a long history of striving to attain these core moral imperatives, labeling them as acts of tikkun olam, repairing the world.

In this post-September 11 world of great uncertainty, we must not be too quick to label globalization, which Sacks argues has compromised human dignity, as wholly positive or negative. For every story of a Jew living in a remote part of the world once removed from Jewish existence and now able to participate fully in Jewish life due to vast technological advances, there is a story of how globalization has infused a community with American/Western values to the point that its own identity and cultural differences are forgotten.

As American Jews, there are many issues that drive our feelings about globalization and anti-globalization (most notably Israel), but we must not fall prey to oversimplifying the arguments of those in either camp. At a time when religious values seem to be dividing us, this book is a fresh perspective that charges us to use those values for good. With the current state of world affairs, the very least we could do is try.

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Indian Industry Propaganda at its Worst

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Rising Elephant: The Growing Clash With India Over White- Collar Jobs and its Challenge to America and the World
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Now doing to IT what the Japanese did to cars, India's rapid emergence as the West's back office, favorite location for white collar jobs and most recently as a hot medical center for Americans needing surgery(!) is shaking up the world.

From CBS's "60 Minutes" to the front cover of BusinessWeek, India is headline news. Not just another argument against exporting jobs to poor countries, Rising Elephant documents the surprising economic power of the world's largest democracy. Could India be the next empire? This is the early scoop on the balance of military and political power for this fast-moving phenomenon.

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Must read...and musy book.......2007-10-20

Where's a 6th star to rate this book?! Not only excellent (well-written, well-organized), but an eye-opening ouvrage which should be required reading at any university's economics department worthy of the name. Ditto for businessmen interested in outsourcing, an inevitable fact of modern-day economic growth. There are many oponents of outsourcing (of one sees what is happening currently in China, one understands), however what this has done to boost local growth in a positive manner in India is simply short of phenomenal.
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A clumsy collection of quotes from newspapers.......2006-06-16

My oh my, does this book need some editing. It's basically a collection of quotes from newspapers that play up India's prospects in IT and software--that's all. The author conducted absolutely no original research, and resorts to hyperbole to get his point across. Poorly written, jingoistic, and poorly argued, not worth the time or money. Hard to believe Common Courage would publish such an unbalanced work.

Buy Rising Elephant and get a dictionary and history book free.......2006-06-10

How ironic that the first reasoned and comprehensive effort to explain a tectonic shift in the global balance of power, which is now impacting on many lives around the world, is called "India industry propaganda". It is after all tectonic. Ask the US National Intelligence Council on their estimates of the world in 2020, or the many opinion polls (even in the Western world) on this subject ?
This is the very meaning of Rising Elephant.
That the international community means more than just winners for two centuries - with a history of only disturbing the global status quo - but many of whose people cannot accept that unexpected changes can for a change also be positive for humanity.
India is not shaking up the world order because the West likes it, or does not like it; that is irrelevant. India is fulfilling a historical mission, returning to where it was economically before the 19th century, as the source of much that is civilization - why else would half the world "discovered" by the Europeans range from the West Indies to Indonesia, and the native peoples of the Americas be mislabelled "Indians" ? And, along with China, India's rise simply means that the largest chunk of humanity are lifting themselves out of 200 years - just 200 years, one must remember, of being on the losing side of history.
This is important. India, as Rising Elephant shows, means a country with the world's first democracy (and a whole lot of other things) effected in spite of poverty. This alone is a lesson for the world. You don't have to be rich to be just, and this may mean you can be more just if (and when) you become rich (again).
I am a great fan of Ashutosh Sheshabalaya, and follow his writings with a great deal of care.
Ashutosh Sheshsbalaya does not play race. Reviewers who cannot accept his simple defense of India are themselves racist.
It is ironic that two of the key arguments held up by people who call Rising Elephant propaganda have been demolished recently by the book's author.
To learn why India is not going to have a nuclear war, read his piece in Washington's Globalist on Iran and the NPT 2.0. And keep in mind that the biggest part of world's 20,000 nuclear weapons (above all, those in Russia) are targeted not at India or even Pakistan but at the US.
And to learn why India is not succumbing to an AIDS "catastrophe", read his new article at sify.com called AIDS, Indian disasters and Apple II mindsets. Indeed, as he shows, the AIDS "problem" in India happens to be very close to that faced by the US, and 20 times lower than Africa.
Finally, the personal attacks on the author's intellectual and writing capabilities are uncalled for. It may be a good idea to see details of his 'intellectual' background and writing skills at his Website [...]. I doubt if the attackers of what is laughingly claimed to be Indian propaganda are as widely published on as many topics, reviewed in serious newspapers and by academics, and have anything like his College Board rankings or his series of academic scholarships.
To them, I suggest: Read the book again, or buy a dictionary.

Indian Industry Propaganda at its Worst.......2006-06-03

This book is nothing but a self-congratulatory epistle for India written by a man with modest writing and intellectual skills. His constant use of terms like "massive" and "huge" when describing increases in business volumes, his complete lack of significant or comparative statistics and his untamed proclivity for hyperbole leaves the reader both bored and breathless. The tale brings to mind the threats, twenty years ago, that Japan would "buy the United States and rent it back to us." That "miracle economy" has been in uninterrupted recession since at least 1990.

This author bases his arguments on "because I say so" reasoning extrapolated from his being Indian himself and any notion that there might just be a little bias in his thinking is squashed by his playing of the Race Card early in the book. Then, after selecting quotes only from sources supporting his outrageous claims, he feels free to prognosticate about India's future without the need for any verifiable facts to support his thesis.

Most entertaining was his claim that India will emerge as a military power. India has not put a credible army in the field for a couple thousand years. Since independence, they have either lost every conflict in which they were a participant (like against China) or fought to a bloody stalemate (like Pakistan). Perhaps the author longs for the days of the Bengal Lancers but modern conflicts do not typically involve bayonet charges or mounted cavalry actions.

This book has interesting ideas for serious study but it would be foolish to consider this the last word on the future of India as an economic force. The author dismisses or ignores far too many important issues for that. Example: what about the near nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan just a few years ago? If such a confligration were to take place, in what kind of shape would that leave India's infrastructure and economic viability? It is too real a possibility to be ignored but the author manages to do just that. What about the AIDS epidemic rampaging through India and the rest of South Asia? That disease has decimated a generation of leadership in Africa and it has just begun its grisly process in India? Further, supposing the author's predictions do come to pass...who, then, will be able to purchase all these products and services coming from India? Not an impoverished and unemployed America, to be sure.

Buy this book just to say you've done it. It's not worth much more than a casual read.

Delaundering the laundry list.......2006-03-06

Just seen someone here has recommended Clyde Prestowitz for a serious analysis rather than Rising Elephant's "laundry list". Well, Mr. Prestowitz has just endorsed the principal thesis of Rising Elephant: India and China both matter, but India will matter more.
According to a news report in the Press Trust of India at the end of February "China may be the destination for short-term investors, but if you are in it for the long haul you might want to bet on India, according to ... Clyde Prestowitz."

In-Dependence from Bondage: Claude McKay and Michael Manley: Defying the Ideological Clash and Policy Gaps in African Diaspora Relations

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"DEBT RELIEF IS A TROJAN HORSE"! EXCERPTS FROM THE BOOK.......2007-08-17

"The debt burden of the African Diaspora along with that of the entire Global South is rising rapidly and is one explanation for the decline in overall human development... Unwise borrowing and investments in wrong projects by some of the African Diaspora's elites is one explanation for the current debt burden." p.147

"[T]he historical evidence, since 1948, is readily available to show that American capitalism was not warmly welcomed by the African Diaspora. It was forcibly imposed in many countries through military interventions, political assassinations and destabilization carried out by the U.S. military and Central Intelligence Agency under the guise of routing out `communism' in the Third World during the Cold War era.

Some of the loans, which are now the source of the South's debt burden, may well have been granted to the petite bourgeoisie and compradors in the black Diaspora as reward money for their capitulation to American elites capitalism during and after the Cold War.

Thus under such circumstances, morally the African Diaspora['s] poor should not be asked to repay 'reward' loans. Further under the system of Western political democracy, it is unlikely that the people who are now being asked to repay these loans knew anything about the conditions of the agreements or when their corrupt elites were negotiating with the IMFund/World Bank.

The point is, the nationalist elites collaborated with the U.S./IMF/World Bank in usurping the democratic rights of the people in the process of borrowing, thus tightening the North's noose of imperialism around the neck of the African Diaspora's economy.

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"In-Dependence from Bondage" is a compilation of the world views of the well known Poet, Claude McKay, and the world renowned Afro-Caribbean Socialist, Michel Manley. Both men, although of different generations, are known for their dedication to social change as it relates to the exploitation of the peoples of African descent in the Western hemisphere. Claude McKay's poetry was one of the great forces in bringing about what is often called the Negro Literary Renaissance.

Over a period of nearly four centuries approximately 4,000,000 Africans were transported to North America and the Caribbean Islands as the results of slave trading. Scattered, dispersed, and separated from their family and culture, these peoples persevered to maintain their traditions, religion, language, and folklore. Lloyd McCarthy, in this book, focuses primarily on the Jamaican perspective; however, it is relevant to the social, political, and economic conditions everywhere. I found the poetry of Claude McKay thought-provoking and enlightening on the African Diaspora and the plight of these exploited peoples.

McCarthy successfully illustrates the impetus, impact and corrective tactics currently being considered which are central to combating white racism, classicism, and Western imperialism. McCarthy gives the reader a definitive compilation of the writings of Claude McKay and Michael Manley. He has analyzed their works using references from dozens of authors and their interpretations of the ideological clash and policy gaps in African Diaspora relations. His research is well documented with complete and thorough endnotes.

McCarthy also is an Afro-Jamaican, and instills the influence of his personal history and heritage in his writing. He reveals his own empathy for the peasants and the working-class outlook, and the political perspectives that McKay and Manley expressed.

This work is a major contribution to the study of African Diaspora as it relates to globalization, policy planning, and international relations with developing and impoverished nations. McCarthy also presents valuable insight into how literature, biographical narrative, and intellectual history are interconnected with politics. The book is a wake up call to the peoples and nations of the African Diaspora to find collective solutions to survive globalization.

"In-Dependence from Bondage" holds promise of becoming the guidebook or blueprint for the liberation movement and should be read by our Washington politicians as well as all New World Africans.

Globalization: Friend or Foe?.......2006-12-13

I recently read somewhere that 2% of the worlds richest population owns over half of the world's wealth. An article on ABC news stated that ""Wealth is heavily concentrated in North America, Europe and high-income Asia-Pacific countries. People in these countries collectively hold almost 90 percent of total world wealth." Yet, globalization is one the rise and is further touted as a means to economic empowerment. "In-Dependence from Bondage" looks at the unconstructive consequences that globalization brings to many in the African Diaspora and the world. This book illustrates how two Jamaican political figures prophetically viewed globalization's impact on developing nations during the 20th century and provides statistical analysis of how this global economic disparity has manifested itself in the quality of life of the peoples of developing nations. Mr. McCarthy defines globalization as the spread of American capitalism and provides extensive evidence as to how the throngs of capitalism (and its undercurrent of Elitism) affect impoverished nations for the benefit of a select few. Where there is a thesis, there must be an antithesis. This book represents a viable alternative view from which we all can learn. BRAVO!!!

Globalization and the African Diaspora Community.......2006-12-03

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I recommend it highly!!

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This work addresses the politics of globalisation through an examination of neo-liberalism, the third way, and anti-capitalist responses and alternatives. It utilises a Marxist approach, not only to challenge the claims made by apologists for 'actually existing globalisation', but to explain, contextualise and problematise the rise of anti-globalisation politics. Central to the work is a critique of globalisation theory, neo-liberalism and the third way; an examination of the role of the state as an agent of globalisation, particularly the hegemonic US state; a theorisation of the nature of uneven development in the global order; and an examination of the political implications of these issues for progressive alternatives to neo-liberal globalisation.

A clash of globalizations: obstacles to development in the Middle East. (Development and Modernization). : An article from: Harvard International Review

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A clash of globalizations: obstacles to development in the Middle East. (Development and Modernization). : An article from: Harvard International Review
Clement Henry
Manufacturer: Harvard International Relations Council, Inc.
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This digital document is an article from Harvard International Review, published by Harvard International Relations Council, Inc. on March 22, 2003. The length of the article is 3092 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: A clash of globalizations: obstacles to development in the Middle East. (Development and Modernization).
Author: Clement Henry
Publication: Harvard International Review (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2003
Publisher: Harvard International Relations Council, Inc.
Volume: 25 Issue: 1 Page: 60(5)

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The "clash" thesis: war and ethnic boundaries in Europe.(Part II: myths: framing the problem): An article from: Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)

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The "clash" thesis: war and ethnic boundaries in Europe.(Part II: myths: framing the problem): An article from: Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
Philip Marfleet
Manufacturer: Association of Arab-American University Graduates and Institute of Arab Studies
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This digital document is an article from Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ), published by Association of Arab-American University Graduates and Institute of Arab Studies on January 1, 2003. The length of the article is 7691 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The "clash" thesis: war and ethnic boundaries in Europe.(Part II: myths: framing the problem)
Author: Philip Marfleet
Publication: Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2003
Publisher: Association of Arab-American University Graduates and Institute of Arab Studies
Volume: 25 Issue: 1-2 Page: 71(17)

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Culture clash: globalization is creating new industrial powerhouses--but where does that leave the old ones?(ASME: THE FIRST 125 YEARS) : An article from: Mechanical Engineering-CIME

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Culture clash: globalization is creating new industrial powerhouses--but where does that leave the old ones?(ASME: THE FIRST 125 YEARS) : An article from: Mechanical Engineering-CIME
Harry Hutchinson
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This digital document is an article from Mechanical Engineering-CIME, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1671 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Culture clash: globalization is creating new industrial powerhouses--but where does that leave the old ones?(ASME: THE FIRST 125 YEARS)
Author: Harry Hutchinson
Publication: Mechanical Engineering-CIME (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 127 Issue: 12 Page: 36(3)

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Globalization and Mass Media: Clash, Convergence, and Interaction (in Chinese)

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Globalization and Mass Media: Clash, Convergence, and Interaction (in Chinese)
Li Bin Jun
Manufacturer: Tsinghua University Press
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ASIN: 7302012725

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