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Samuel P. Huntington

Full Name: Samuel P. Huntington
Gender: Male
Hometown: New York City
Born: 1927-04-18
Died: 2008-12-24
Number of Works: 50
Samuel Phillips Huntington is an American political scientist who gained prominence through his "Clash of Civilizations"(1993, 1996) thesis of a new post-Cold War world order. Previously, his academic reputation had rested on his analysis of the relationship between the military and the civil government, his investigation of coups d'etat and for his more recent analysis of threats posed to the U.S. by contemporary immigration.

ISBN: 0684844419, 9780684844411
Keywords: order, world, remaking, civilizations, clash
Pages: 368
Published: 1996
  • Rating: 60%

This incisive, international bestselling exploration of the conflicts that have erupted since the fall of communism offers a provocative portrait of a future world driven not by ideologies or economics, but by ethnicity, religion, and other cultural forces. "Dazzling in its scope and grasp of the intricacies of contemporary global politics".--"The Wall Street Journal". Maps & diagrams. 368 pp. National ads & publicity.