Preventing the clash of civilizations
Subtitle: a peace strategy for the twenty-first century
By: Roman Herzog with comments by Amitai Etzioni ... [et al.] ; edited by Henrik Schmiegelow
Contributors: Etzioni, Amitai; Schmiegelow, Henrik
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: International relations and culture; Peace
Description: "The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Roman Herzog, and four internationally renowned scholars from different cultural backgrounds and academic disciplines argue about ways to prevent the scenario of a "clash of civilizations" from becoming reality. Recognizing that scenario as an intellectual projection with considerable influence on policy-makers across the world, they agree on the necessity to mobilize ideas of cooperation as countervailing forces against mindsets of conflict and violence; to respect the diversity of cultures, but avoid moral relativism; to recognize the danger of fundamentalist instrumentalization of religion for purposes of political power; to cope with economic and social disequilibria that may lead to eruptions of conflict and violence; and to focus on commonalities between cultures as a strategy of peace in a globalized world."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references