Jihad vs. McWorld
Terrorism's Challenge to Democracy
by Benjamin R. Barber ; with a new introduction by the by

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Author(s)

Benjamin R. Barber

Publication

New York : Ballantine Books, 2001

Scope

390 Pages, 21 cm.

ISBN

9780345383044

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Jihad vs. McWorld is an analysis of the central conflict of our times: consumerist capitalism versus religious and tribal fundamentalism. These diametrically opposed but strangely intertwined forces are tearing apart--and bringing together--the world as we know it, undermining democracy and the nation-state on which it depends. On the one hand, consumer capitalism on the global level is rapidly dissolving the social and economic barriers between nations, transforming the world's diverse populations into a blandly uniform market. On the other hand, ethnic, religious, and racial hatreds are fragmenting the political landscape into smaller and smaller tribal units.

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Keywords

(in)equity , sociology , capitalism

Location

Cabinet 11 - 5: Kritiek op het Neoliberalisme

Remarks

Incl. bibliographical references and Index.