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    Civilization and its enemies : the next stage of history / Lee Harris.

    By: Harris, Lee, 1948-Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Free Press, c2004Description: xix, 232 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 0743257499; 9780743257497; 9781451655339; 1451655339Subject(s): Civilization, Modern -- 1950- | World politics -- 21st centuryDDC classification: 909.08 LOC classification: CB428 | .H375 2004Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of contents only | Sample text Also issued online.
    Contents:
    The riddle of the enemy -- Our world-historical gamble -- Defining the enemy -- The grand illusion -- Ruthlessness and the origin of civilization -- The birth of patriotism and the historic role of the United States -- Two types of cosmopolitanism: liberal versus team -- How reason goes wrong -- Tolerance: a case study -- The origin of the enemy -- The rare virtues of the West -- Conclusion: The next stage of history.
    Summary: Stating that the world after September 11 is facing a new struggle between America and its allies and the Islamic nations, a controversial argument for brute force contends that America's adversaries cannot be addressed through diplomatic means.
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    Includes index.

    The riddle of the enemy -- Our world-historical gamble -- Defining the enemy -- The grand illusion -- Ruthlessness and the origin of civilization -- The birth of patriotism and the historic role of the United States -- Two types of cosmopolitanism: liberal versus team -- How reason goes wrong -- Tolerance: a case study -- The origin of the enemy -- The rare virtues of the West -- Conclusion: The next stage of history.

    Also issued online.

    Stating that the world after September 11 is facing a new struggle between America and its allies and the Islamic nations, a controversial argument for brute force contends that America's adversaries cannot be addressed through diplomatic means.

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