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Author Harris, Lee, 1948-

Title Civilization and its enemies : the next stage of history / Lee Harris.

Imprint New York : Free Press, c2004.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  909.08 H242c 2004    ---  Available
 FSCC Non-Fiction  909.08 Har 2004    ---  Available
Description xix, 232 p. ; 24 cm.
Note Includes index.
Contents The riddle of the enemy -- Our world-historical gamble -- Defining the enemy -- The grand illusion -- Ruthlessness and the origin of civilization -- The birth of patriotism and the historic role of the United States -- Two types of cosmopolitanism : liberal versus team -- How reason goes wrong -- Tolerance : a case study -- The origin of the enemy -- The rare virtues of the West -- Conclusion : The next stage of history.
Subject Civilization, Modern -- 1950-
Terrorism.
Political violence.
World politics -- 21st century.
ISBN 0743257499

 
    
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