02304nam a22002657a 4500 20220702095747.0 220702b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 1583670815 AL English 23 303.48 ACHC Gilbert Achcar 46634 Clash of Barbarisms: September 11 and the Making of the New World Disorder Kolkata K P Bagchi and Company 2003 128 p. PB 22.5x15 cm. ₹160.00 ₹ ₹160.00 The shift in the U.S. global role precipitated by the events of September 11, 2001although the events were unexpectedwas a long time in the making. In this challenging work, Gilbert Achcar analyzes how this shift came about and examines its fateful consequences. Achcar'sClash of Barbarismstraces the rise of militant and anti-Western Islamic fundamentalism to its roots in U.S. policies aimed at control of the oil reserves of the Middle East, and above all, Saudi Arabiathe "Muslim Texas." Achcar examines the political premises of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda and show how these led to the massive miscalculation of the September 11 attacks, with results both politically counterproductive and morally reprehensible. The major result of this miscalculation has been to complete a shift from the vision of a world order based on international law and respecting the rights of strong and weak nations alike, announced by George Bush, Sr., in 1991, to the world order being created by the administration of George W. Bush today, in which the United States asserts its own power and pursues its interests without regard for law or rights. In this context, we are living through a "clash of barbarisms" indeed. This important and timely work is already scheduled for publication in French, English, German, Turkish, and Korean. It draws on first-hand knowledge of the Middle East, but looks beyond immediate events to clarify their geopolitical bases. United States Relations Middle East 46635 September11 Terrorist Attacks 46636 Terrorism Saudi Arabia 46637 Petroleum Industry and trade United States 46638 ACHCAR(Gilbert) 46639 DRUCKER (Peter) Tr 46640 ddc GF 223574 223574 0 0 ddc 0 0 SOC AL AL 2013-03-23 0 303.48 ACHC GF01561 2022-07-02 00:00:00 2022-07-02 GF