Bibliograph

The West and the rest, globalization and the terrorist threat, Roger Scruton

Type

Label

The West and the rest, globalization and the terrorist threat, Roger Scruton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-171) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The West and the rest

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

50764160

Responsibility statement

Roger Scruton

Review

"In The West and the Rest, Scruton argues that to comprehend Islamist terrorism, one must understand what is unique - and what is potentially dangerous - about Western institutions, ideas, and technology." "Scruton shows how the different religious and philosophical roots of Western and Islamic societies have resulted in those societies' profoundly divergent beliefs about the nature of political order. For one thing, the idea of the social contract, crucial to the self-conception of Western nations, is entirely absent in Islamic societies. Similarly, Scruton explains why the notions of territorial jurisdiction, citizenship, and the independent legitimacy of secular authority and law are both specifically Western and fundamentally antipathetic to Islamic thought."--Jacket

Sub title

globalization and the terrorist threat

Table Of Contents

Social contract -- Enlightenment, citizenship, and loyalty -- Holy law -- Globalization -- Conclusion

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