"The great divisions among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be cultural," hypothesizes Samuel P. Huntington, author of "The Clash of Civilizations?" In cautious tones, he warns all Westerners of the impending cultural crisis that is rising to threaten the existence of enlightened Western thought and civilization. He forecasts major global cultures rolling up their sleeves to duke it out in a final battle of human identity, ignoring the real possibility of malleable and intertwining cultures that might actually emerge in the end, as Edward Said suggests.
Author of Orientalism and Culture and Imperialism, Said studies Western imperialist culture and its passive legitimation through classic literature and a hawkish media. He concerns himself, also, with the power structures that accompany an imperialist culture. Both scholars agree that cultural heritage plays an important role in deciding a government’s role in society. As Huntington perceives, "Differences in......

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Title: The Clash Of Civilizations
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