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Mike Yared
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 Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2003 5:34 am Post subject: "Clash of civilizations" |
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The barrage of criticism leveled at Samuel Hungtington>s notion of a
"clash of civilization" in no way lessens the vital point he made - that
however much the the grouping of people by religion and culture rather than
political or economic divisions offends academics who propound a world
defined by class, race and gender, it is a reality, one not diminsihed by
modern communications.
So anthropologists, how do you explains to your colleagues in Africa,
the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and South America that the U.S. is an
economic class (work experiences) while their is a social class (educational
degrees)? |
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Stephen Hayes
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 8:07 am Post subject: "Clash of civilizations" |
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Mike Yared wrote in a message to All:
MY> From: "Mike Yared" <myared@erols.com>
MY> The barrage of criticism leveled at Samuel Hungtington>s notion
MY> of a "clash of civilization" in no way lessens the vital point he
MY> made - that however much the the grouping of people by religion and
MY> culture rather than political or economic divisions offends
MY> academics who propound a world defined by class, race and gender,
MY> it is a reality, one not diminsihed by modern communications.
OK.
MY> So anthropologists, how do you explains to your colleagues in
MY> Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and South America that the
MY> U.S. is an economic class (work experiences) while their is a
MY> social class (educational degrees)?
What are you on about?
Keep well
Steve Hayes
WWW: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/steve.htm
E-mail: hayesstw@yahoo.com
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Babar
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| Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 6:39 am Post subject: Re: "Clash of civilizations" |
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Yeah Mike, what are you on about?
Interesting article in the most recent Economist on Islam and the West
(9/11/03) probelmatises SH>s assumptions with ease. Academics aren>t
the only ones criticising SH.
Most anthropologists would criticise SH>s work as being essentialist,
and I agree with that assessment. It>s also got other flaws, but I>ll
leave it at that.
"Stephen Hayes" <Stephen.Hayesp0.f10.n7903.z8@fmlynet.org> wrote in message news:<002d80e4@fmlynet.org>...
[quote]FamilyNet Newsgate
Mike Yared wrote in a message to All:
MY> From: "Mike Yared" <myared@erols.com
MY> The barrage of criticism leveled at Samuel Hungtington>s notion
MY> of a "clash of civilization" in no way lessens the vital point he
MY> made - that however much the the grouping of people by religion and
MY> culture rather than political or economic divisions offends
MY> academics who propound a world defined by class, race and gender,
MY> it is a reality, one not diminsihed by modern communications.
OK.
MY> So anthropologists, how do you explains to your colleagues in
MY> Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and South America that the
MY> U.S. is an economic class (work experiences) while their is a
MY> social class (educational degrees)?
What are you on about?
Keep well
Steve Hayes
WWW: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/steve.htm
E-mail: hayesstw@yahoo.com
FamilyNet <> Internet Gated Mail
http://www.fmlynet.org[/quote] |
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