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Terrorism's Challenge to Democracy
Ballantine Books
August 1996
On Sale: July 30, 1996
432 pages
ISBN: 0345383044
EAN: 9780345383044
Paperback
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Jihad vs. McWorld is a groundbreaking work, an elegant and
illuminating analysis of the central conflict of our times:
consumerist capitalism versus religious and tribal
fundamentalism. These diametrically opposed but strangely
intertwined forces are tearing apart--and bringing
together--the world as we know it, undermining democracy and
the nation-state on which it depends. On the one hand,
consumer capitalism on the global level is rapidly
dissolving the social and economic barriers between nations,
transforming the world's diverse populations into a blandly
uniform market. On the other hand, ethnic, religious, and
racial hatreds are fragmenting the political landscape into
smaller and smaller tribal units. Jihad vs. McWorld is the
term that distinguished writer and political scientist
Benjamin R. Barber has coined to describe the powerful and
paradoxical interdependence of these forces. In this
important new book, he explores the alarming repercussions
of this potent dialectic for democracy.
A work of persuasive originality and penetrating insight,
Jihad vs. McWorld holds up a sharp, clear lens to the
dangerous chaos of the post-Cold War world. Critics and
political leaders have already heralded Benjamin R. Barber's
work for its bold vision and moral courage. Jihad vs.
McWorld is an essential text for anyone who wants to
understand our troubled present and the crisis threatening
our future.
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