Il mondo e l'Occidente

Interesting ideas, he accurately predicted in the 1950s that the next major battle would be 'waged' between the West and the Muslim world. I came across his ideas while reading Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. Somewhat dated, but makes interesting connections as far as previous trends in world hi Leggi tutto

The perfect place to start if you are interested in Toynbee. Still very much relevant, and the chapter 'The Psychology of Encounters' is worth whatever price you pay. DM

This was written in 1952, but has some interesting insight, even though it comes off racist. I think the biggest takeaway is technology is a great way to get your foot in the door to changing people's ways of life. He goes through the "new west" interactions with the "old world", and there are a han Leggi tutto

كتاب جميل من الممكن انهاءه في جلسة واحدة . كان توينبي يتمتع ببصيرة ثاقبة في علاقة الغرب بروسيا و تنبأ بأزمة اوكرانيا في ثنايا كتابه و ان اختلفت مع ما ذهب اليه في الصدام الغربي الاسلامي … الفصلين الاخيرين من الكتاب مهمين لأي مهتم بتاريخ الحضارات . Leggi tutto

كتاب ممتع تقسيم العالم إلى معسكرات الغرب و العالم الآخر بيساعدنا نفهم تتاقضات البشرية بس ما بعرف ليش عندو مشكلة مع الشيوعية وكأنها الشر المطلق وباني تسلسل الأفكار على هذه الفكرة كتاب ظريف بيخلص بجلسة وحدة ما بيطرح شي أنت ما بتعرفو ، ولكن بيجاوبك ع شوية اسئلة كانت مبهمة من قبل Leggi tutto

"Who Are We: The Challenges to America's National Identity" is a book written by Samuel Huntington, a political scientist and professor at Harvard University, and published in 2004. The book explores the issue of national identity in the United States and argues that the country is facing a crisis o Leggi tutto