Fire on the Rim: The Cultural Dynamics of East/West Power Politics

by Bryan S. Turner and William H. Thornton

Beginning where Huntington's Clash of Civilizations ends, Fire on the Rim is a call to action, not fatalism; to cultural dialogue, not militancy. However, in rejecting the entrenched pessimism of cultural realists such as Huntington and Kaplan, William Thornton is equally careful to avoid the teleological optimism of a Francis Fukuyama, Thomas Friedman, or even an Anthony Giddens. He argues that the United States is now paying, in terms of 'blowback,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742517071
• ISBN13: 9780742517073
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.2"