首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
In the post Cold War world few articles have influenced how Western policymakers view the world more than Samuel Huntington’s 19
In the post Cold War world few articles have influenced how Western policymakers view the world more than Samuel Huntington’s 19
admin
2019-06-10
59
问题
In the post Cold War world few articles have influenced how Western policymakers view the world more than Samuel Huntington’s 1993 article, "The Clash of Civilizations." Suggesting that the world was returning to a civilization dominated world where future conflicts would originate from clashes between ’ civilizations,’ the theory has been broadly criticized for oversimplification, ignoring local conflicts and for incorrectly predicting what has happened in the decade since its publication. The claim made by many that September the 11th has vindicated Huntington is simply not supported by the evidence.
Huntington’s thesis outlines a future where the " great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural." He divides the world’s cultures into seven current civilizations, Western, Latin American, Confucian, Japanese, Islamic, Hindu and Slavic-Orthodox. In addition he judged Africa only as a possible civilization depending on how far one viewed the development of an African consciousness had developed. These civilizations seem to be defined primarily by religion with a number of ad hoc exceptions.
Huntington predicts conflicts occurring between states from different civilizations for control of international institutions and for economic and military power. He views this mix of conflicts as normal by asserting that nation-states are a new phenomenon in a world dominated for most of its history by conflicts between civilizations. This is a dubious statement as the inter-civilizational conflict driven mainly by geo-political factors rather than cultural differences is an equally if not more persuasive way to view much of history.
The theory at least differentiates between non-Western civilizations rather than grouping them together. He also explains how the West presents pro-Western policies as positive for the entire world and that the very idea of a universal culture is a Western idea. However, his escape from a Eurocentric bias is only temporary. He completely fails to account for local cultures even though one can argue they collectively comprise a separate civilization. The article also predicts future conflicts will be started by non-Western civilizations reacting to Western power and values ignoring the equally plausible situation where Western states use their military superiority to maintain their superior positions. The policy prescriptions he suggests to counter this perceived threat equate to increasing the power of the West to forestall any loss of the West’s pre-eminence. Thus he suggests the Latin American and Orthodox-Slavic civilizations be drawn further into the Western orbit and the maintenance of Western military superiority.
As stated in the passage, Huntington’s article______.
选项
A、advocated the interdependence of different cultures
B、proposed a return of the world to its former state
C、depicted the world in the post Cold War period
D、stressed cultural aspects of international conflicts
答案
D
解析
本题是推理题,答案在第一段第二句:“where future conflicts would originate from clashes between‘civilizations’”。未来的冲突可能源于不同“文明”之间的碰撞。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Q0UO777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Salesmendependupontheperson-to-personapproachintryingtopersuadeconsumerstobuy.Advertising,however,hastodependu
Havinglivedinthetownforquiteafewyears,Mr.Johnsonnolongerfelt______amongthelocalpeople.
Writinginastraightforwardasopposedto______style,theauthorproduced______argumentthatshednewlightonacontroversia
Manythingsmakepeoplethinkartistsareweird—theoddhours,thenonconformity,theclovecigarettes.However,theweirdest
Thecompetitionwasintensebecausetherewerefourpartiesthatplannedto______forpowerinthecongress.
Theexhibition______suchendangeredanimalsasthegiantpandaandtheSiberiantigeranddescribestheworkbeingdonetoprote
You’rebusyfillingouttheapplicationformforapositionyoureallyneed;let’sassumeyouonceactuallycompletedacoupleo
Earthquakes【M11】AttwominutestonooninSeptember1of1923,thegreatclockinTokyostopped.【M12】TokyoBayshookasif
Dependingonyourageandmemory,itwasaweekofradicallyneworreassuringlyolddevelopmentsintheadvertisingindustry.T
IhaveavegetablegardenandeverysummerIenjoyeatingmyownvegetables.OnedaylastsummerIpickedadozencarrots.Usual
随机试题
蓓蓓理想中的丈夫是“三高”:高个子,高收入,高学历。她结识了甲、乙、丙、丁四个男朋友,其中只有一人同时具备“三高”。此外,这四个人中:只有三个人是高个子,只有两个人是高收入,只有一个人是高学历。现已知:(1)每个人至少具备一高。(2)甲和乙的收入一样高
某人的血细胞与B型血的血清凝集,而其血清与B型血的血细胞不凝集,血型为
均相酶免疫测定的基本特征是
药物性痤疮职业性痤疮
建设工程合同订立一般情况下应采取( )的方式。
室内空气污染测试项目采用的计价方法是()。
针对未来特定时段,计算到期资产(现金流入)和到期负债(现金流出)之间的差额,以判断商业银行在未来特定时段内的流动性是否充足,这种流动性评估方法是()。
第一次国内革命战争时期,我国根据地建立的银行有()。
游览时的文明引导包括()等内容。
在考生文件夹下有一个工程文件sjt5.vbp,窗体上有2个标题分别是“读数据”和“查找质数”的命令按钮。请画1个名称为Text1、初始值为空的文本框,该文本框允许显示多行内容,且有垂直滚动条,如图3-36所示。程序功能:(1)考生文件夹
最新回复
(
0
)