The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

by Samuel P. Huntington · 1996 · English

Politics & historyWorld

About the book

Based on his 1993 Foreign Affairs article. Huntington divides the world into civilizations (Western, Islamic, Sinic, Hindu, Orthodox and others) and predicts conflicts along the 'fault lines' between them. Critics say it oversimplifies cultures.

Why it matters

Argued that future conflicts would be between cultures and religions rather than states; a reply to Fukuyama.