Worlds in Collision: Terror and the Future of Global Order [Paperback]

Ken Booth (Editor), Tim Dunne (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 6, 2002

Bringing together an outstanding group of thinkers, Worlds in Collision is the essential book for understanding the debate about the future of global order in the wake of international terrorism and the war in Afghanistan. When the victim of such horrific terror attacks happens to be the world's only superpower, the agenda is set for the future global order. This book will help readers understand the ways in which our worlds collided on September 11, 2001. Not only does it comprehensively address the first phase of the war against international terrorism, the book also looks at the wider regional and global ramifications. Worlds in Collision is ultimately about more than the war on terrorism, it concerns itself with the possibilities for re-shaping global order on the basis of new kinds of politics.

Contributers: Ken Booth & Tim Dunne • Francis Fukuyama • Lawrence Freedman • Steve Smith • Desmond Ball • Thomas J. Bierstekker • Barry Buzan • Immanuel Wallerstein • James Der Derian • Michael Byers • Noam Chomsky • Robert O. Keohane • Michael Cox • Abdullahi A. An-Na'im • Avi Shlaim • William Maley • Amitav Acharya • C. Raja Mohan • Paul Rogers • Colin Gray • Fred Halliday • Benjamin Barber • Jean Bethke Elshtain • Bhikhu Parekh • Sissela Bok • Chris Brown • Andrew Linklater • Saskia Sassen • Richard Falk • Patricia Williams • Kenneth N. Waltz

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Noam Chomsky, Benjamin Barber, Jean Bethke Elshtain and Sissela Bok are among the better-known contributors to this volume, edited by two academic specialists in international relations, and represent the range of approaches covered: political, ethical, legal, economic. Can globalization help in the war against terror? Can we still find common values? These are among the questions confronted by an international group of scholars.
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"As we try to understand September 11, 2001, it would be hard find a more diverse and interesting set of authors than those assembled here. Agree or disagree, you are bound to learn from them." --Joseph S. Nye, Jr. author of The Paradox of American Power and former Assistant Secretary of Defense

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Product Details

• Paperback: 386 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (September 6, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333998057
• ISBN-13: 978-0333998052
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,342,853 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Distinguished Collection., December 31, 2002

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This review is from: Worlds in Collision: Terror and the Future of Global Order (Paperback)

The horrors of September 11th 2001 have resulted in terrorism and political violence as an area of study becoming increasingly topical. In terms of publishing output this has been a mixed blessing. The area has become "fashionable" but quantity has not always been matched by quality. The past year has, quite frankly, seen a lot of rubbish published - from both ends of the political spectrum.

This book goes some way towards redressing the balance. It is essentially a series of essays by various academics on various aspects of the "War on Terrorism". There is something for everyone here. You will almost certainly find something you agree with, but equally you will doubtless find something that will infuriate you! The book purposely draws on academics with unashamedly differing world views (many of whom are EXTREMELY distinguished - a real A list bunch). A chapter by the Marxists' favourite Noam Chomsky shares space with a chapter by the British uber-realist Colin Gray and another by that master of fair and balanced analysis, Lawrence Freedman (why has John Keegan got a knighthood when Freedman hasn't?). Kenneth Waltz and Robert O'Keohane both feature, as do half the International Politics department of Aberystwith University. You really would be hard pressed to find work by so many quality people in one place elsewhere.

There's somebody for everybody here - corny but true. These are the people who have been setting the standards for the debate - not the left wing editorials of the European press and the right wing columnists in the American print media that both sides seem to get so worked up about these days.

If you're interested in the debate on the "War on Terror" post September 11th, this book deserves to be on your shelves.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible, April 7, 2005

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Quinton D. Crawford "bantui882" (Fairfield, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Worlds in Collision: Terror and the Future of Global Order (Hardcover)

As an author myself, I highly recommend that you purchase this book. "Worlds in Collision" is an enlightening resource, towards the realization of European Cultural will towards domination, etc. I got my copy.

Author. "Knowledge For Tomorrow" Quinton D. Crawford