The Crash of Western Civilization: The Limits of the Market and Democracy

The Concept of Civilization

The Comparison of Civilizations: Louis Dumont on India and the West

The social anthropological/sociological oeuvre of Louis Dumont (1911-98) embraced continents: the contrast between the defining ideologies of traditional and modern societies was his central concern. Traditional society represented by India and modern society represented by the West were respectively considered by him to exemplify the principles of holism/hierarchy and individualism/equality.…

The Comparative Approach to the Survey of Western Civilization

The Coming Civilization

THE CLASH OF INTERESTS: AN EXPLANATION OF THE WORLD DIS ORDER

As the parameters of the Cold War era fade, a new link has been established between the political decision-making process of the power centres of the international system and political theories. This is reflected in the recent theses of Fukuyama's End of History1 and Huntington's “The Clash of Civilisations.”2 Despite…