consumers will choose to bring back old values to contain or in an effort to halt the westernizing of their culture. Harvard Professor Samuel Huntington agrees that globalization will cause a renewed interest in local traditions. In his article‚ “The Clash of Civilizations and Remaking of World Order” (Simon & Schuster‚ 1997)‚ he opined that modernization encourages local social confidence and a resurgence of
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Midterm: Part 1: Explain terms Part 2: Short Questions The Making of the Third World How was Europe able to expand its empire and dominate “non-Europe”? Europe: decentralized; non-Europe: centralized Rise of capitalism Different periods of colonization Caribbean/Americas – 1550s > India and rest of Asia – 1750 > Africa – 1884 (Berlin Conference) The emergence of mercantilism (= commercialism - 李嘉誠主義) (“buy cheap‚ sell dear”) Break from mercantilism - rise of industrial capitalism >1760 Defining
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Bibliography: 1. Anne B. Rodrick. The History Of Great Britain. (Greenwood Publishing Group‚ 2004) 2 3. Fareed Zakaria‚ The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad‚ W.W. Norton & Co.‚ 2007 4 10. Samuel P. Huntington. The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late 20th Century. (University of Oklahoma Press‚ 2012 г) 11 [2] John P. Kirscht‚ Ronald C. Dillehay. Dimensions of authoritarianism: a review of research and theory. ([pic] FGWk?™š±²³´ÐÑÒUniversity
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This article was a review of Samuel. P. Huntington’s thesis “The Clash of Civilization‚” where the thesis outlines a future where the "great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural" (Huntington‚ 22) and not primarily on the basis of ideology or economic. And the clash of civilization will dominate global politics. Conflict between civilizations will be the latest phase in the evolution of conflict in the modern world. Prior to the Treaty of Westphalia‚ which
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Often in history‚ the process of Modernization is mistaken for Westernization. What people call Westernization refers to the act of adopting the culture and lifestyle in order to improve. However‚ Modernization is process for transitions in social‚ economic‚ and political systems yet understanding that a country does not have to compromise their values and culture. Thinking in social structures and cultures‚ Modernity incorporates the development of traditional values. It recognizes that certain
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Both Japan and China were exposed to the same force driving westernization affecting them both economically and politically however their responses to western penetration in the 19th century were different. In the beginning Japan and China isolated themselves from the rest of the world. As a result‚ their economies were behind compared to others and they weren’t as technologically advanced. At first‚ Japan and China had similar resources even though they lacked in them too‚ it wouldn’t be until
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“The Clash of Civilisations?” vs. “The Clash of Ignorance” Samuel P. Huntington’s rather lengthy article “The Clash of Civilisations?” manages to cover a lot of ground (Huntington‚ 1993). It addresses how different civilisations interact externally and internally‚ devoting the most space to the “Muslim” vs. the “West” interaction. On the other hand Edward W. Said’s “The Clash of Ignorance” takes a direct aim at Huntington’s opinions and expands upon them by presenting his own views of the after
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outlook on our world in which we live. To many‚ such as Francis Fukuyama‚ the end to world history and struggles is essentially over. However‚ to others‚ including men such as Samuel P. Huntington‚ the world has just begun to see the horizon of great civilizational conflicts. These views‚ of both Fukuyama and Huntington‚ although dated‚ are still relevant and should be considered when looking towards the future of international relations. Fukuyama hypothesizes that we‚ as a society‚ are at the
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of the Western powers. The Meiji government believed that through Westernization they could modernize their economy‚ build their military‚ and be equal counterparts to the U.S.‚ Great Britain‚ Russia‚ among others. Thus Perry and the showing of American military might was the spark that pivoted Japanese history in the new direction of modernization through Westernization. With a new direction chartered towards to modernization the Japanese began a series of transformations in the areas of economics
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Unit 4 IP Social Diversity HUMA215-120 4B-10 Topics In Cultural Studies Africa and Westernization Kendra Harris October 28‚ 2012 American Intercontinental University Africa was fist modernized by the Arabs‚ who first settled in North Africa; whereas West Africa is where Islam was introduced and the transformation of culture and civilization started in the region before the Europeans imposed their ways of culture and civilization on Africa (science.jrank.org). East
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