Jihad Vs McWorld
$48.17
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2011
Summary
The NO LOGO of the global conflict. Barber offers a penetrating and pertinent analysis of consumerist capitalism versus religious fundamentalism.
JIHAD VS. MCWORLD is an essential text for anyone who wants to understand the challenges facing us after the tragic events of September 11, 2001 and in light of the current conflict in the Middle East.
In a groundbreaking work, political scientist Benjamin R. Barber offers a penetrating analysis of the central conflict of our times: …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552163842 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0552163848 |
| Author: | Benjamin R. Barber |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Corgi Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2011 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 127mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘Written with an exceptional combination of erudition, intelligence and empathy… [Jihad vs. McWorld] may help to illuminate the present in a time of dizzying transformations’
‘Written with an exceptional combination of erudition, intelligence and empathy… [Jihad vs. McWorld] may help to illuminate the present in a time of dizzying transformations’ * Los Angeles Times *
‘Jihad vs. McWorld is that rare phenomenon - a book that is immensely readable, yet with a serious theme’ * Government & Opposition *
‘Challenging and instructive’ * San Francisco Chronicle *
‘Stimulating, tartly written’ * Publishers Weekly *
‘A bold invitation to debate the broad contours and future of society’ * The New York Times *
Benjamin R. Barber
Benjamin R. Barber
Benjamin R. Barber is the Whitman Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University and the director of the Walt Whitman Center for the Culture and Politics of Democracy.
He is the author of numerous books, including the political classic Strong Democracy as well as An Aristocracy of Everyone. With Patrick Watson, Barber also created and wrote the prizewinning television series and book The Struggle for Democracy.
He writes regularly for Harper’s, the Atlantic Monthly, and many other publications. He is married to the dancer and choreographer Leah Kreutzer.
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