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041			_aEnglish
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100			_aGilbert Achcar _946634
245			_aClash of Barbarisms: September 11 and the Making of the New World Disorder
260			_aKolkata _bK P Bagchi and Company _c2003
300			_a128 p. _bPB _c22.5x15 cm.
365			_b₹160.00 _c₹ _d₹160.00
520			_aThe 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.
650			_aUnited States Relations Middle East _946635
650			_aSeptember11 Terrorist Attacks _946636
650			_aTerrorism Saudi Arabia _946637
650			_aPetroleum Industry and trade United States _946638
700			_aACHCAR(Gilbert) _946639
700			_aDRUCKER (Peter) Tr _946640
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