08-16-2003, 08:20 AM
The Future of âHistoryâ
By Stanley Kurtz
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his is Samuel P. Huntingtonâs moment. The world of cultural and religious strife anticipated by Huntington in his much-discussed (and widely excoriated) book, The Clash of Civilizations, has unquestionably arrived. Yet whether we might also someday see an alternative world â the global triumph of democracy envisioned in Francis Fukuyamaâs brilliant work, The End of History and the Last Man â is also a question that seems very much before us as we contemplate what it would mean to âwinâ the war in which we are engaged. The question of our time may now be whether Huntingtonâs culture clash or Fukuyamaâs pax democratia is the worldâs most plausible future.
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By Stanley Kurtz
(Go to Print Friendly Version)
his is Samuel P. Huntingtonâs moment. The world of cultural and religious strife anticipated by Huntington in his much-discussed (and widely excoriated) book, The Clash of Civilizations, has unquestionably arrived. Yet whether we might also someday see an alternative world â the global triumph of democracy envisioned in Francis Fukuyamaâs brilliant work, The End of History and the Last Man â is also a question that seems very much before us as we contemplate what it would mean to âwinâ the war in which we are engaged. The question of our time may now be whether Huntingtonâs culture clash or Fukuyamaâs pax democratia is the worldâs most plausible future.
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