False prophets: the "clash of civilizations" and the global war on terror/
Richard Bonney
- London: Peter Lang, 2008.
- x, 352 p. ; 22 cm.
- (Past in the present) .
The context of the clash -- Revisiting Huntington's 'Clash of civilizations' thesis post-9/11 -- 'Bring them freedom or they destroy us': Bernard Lewis and the evolution of the 'Lewis Doctrine' -- Elijah's mantle: the inherited struggle of Daniel Pipes -- The real American special relationship: Israel's interests and the influence of the American Jewish lobby -- 'Rapture', the theo-cons, and the Christian right in US politics -- Regime change? Assertive nationalism captures the White House post-9/11 -- 'Making the world safer and better'? Iraq and the moral arguments concerning preventive war -- 'We don't do nation-building': towards a Jus Post Bellum for Iraq and other cases of intervention -- Towards 'Eurabia' or the co-habitation of civilizations? -- Conclusion: Demise of the false prophets?
9781906165024
World politics Islamic countries Civilization Diplomatic relations