Do Race/Ethnicity, Culture, And Difference Have To Do With Global Capitalism

Edward Said has argued that the Orient was “almost a European invention” and crucial to the colonial project. Samuel Huntington argues that the world is being driven towards an evitable “clash” between essential cultural differences. What do race/ethnicity, culture and difference have to do with global capitalism?
Global capitalism is the key to how society operates today. The impact that global capitalism has created relies much on the past in relation to race, ethnicity, culture and differences. These four categories are linked to global capitalism in ways that can maintain the system or ultimately destroy it. Berberoglu, B (2005, p49) says global capitalism refers to the inter-exchange of technology, trade and finance into one market,
(Samuel Huntington: The Clash of Civilizations (1992, Part 1). He identified there are 8 civilizations in the world in which conflict will occur creating a huge gap between the respective different civilizations. Samuel Huntington: The Clash of Civilizations (1992, Part 1). There is a struggle for a new world order which is between the western culture and the Arab culture. Samuel Huntington: The Clash of Civilizations (1992, Part 2) the modernisation of the Arab world without integration of western policies has made them a threat to the western cultural hegemony. Samuel Huntington: The Clash of Civilizations (1992, Part 3).The combination of international institutions with military power and economic resources has allowed the western culture, consumer culture, to be present throughout the world. Samuel Huntington: The Clash of Civilizations (1992, Part 3). This creating a great threat has made some countries go into isolation, afraid of which to lose their culture. The conflict being with the west and Islam is the policies in which the west impose on the Arab culture, in which is used to reaffirm their power while interfering and creating change in Arab culture Samuel Huntington: The Clash of Civilizations (1992, Part 3) This leading to a clash, whereby countries that have preserved their culture, especially the muslim countries protect themselves. This
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This booklet allowed me to have an overview of what the key terms were in order to understand the question. It gave my essay direction in answering the question in the best way I possibly could.
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Brodkin, K. (2000) Global Capitalism: What’s race got to do with it?, American Ethnologist, 27(2), pp 237-256.
This allowd me to see the links between global capitalism and race. It gave numerous insights into how race and capitalism were linked and formed. More importantly it gave me the information needed to ansewer the question with the connection between capitalism and race.
Loomba, A. (1998) Colonialism/ Post Colonialism. London: Routledge.
This book was very useful. It provided information that helped formulate my arguments and played a huge role to the structure of my entire essay. The information it provided related to the past in terms of how capitalism was formed and the relationship it has with colonialism. It also stresses importance of colonialism and culture which has made capitalism a driving force which has continued to