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In his seminal work "The Clash of Civilizations" and the "Remaking of World Order," Samuel Huntington argued provocatively and presciently that with the end of the cold war, "civilizations" were replacing ideologies as the new fault lines in international politics. His astute analysis has proven correct. Now Professor Huntington turns his attention from international affairs to our domestic cultural rifts as he examines the impact other civilizations and their values are having on our own country. America was founded by British settlers who brought with them a distinct culture including the English language, Protestant values, individualism, religious commitment, and respect for law. The waves of immigrants that later came to the United States gradually accepted these values and assimilated into America's Anglo-Protestant culture. More recently, however, national identity has been eroded by the problems of assimilating massive numbers of primarily Hispanic immigrants, bilingualism, multiculturalism, the devaluation of citizenship, and the "denationalization" of American elites. September 11 brought a revival of American patriotism and a renewal of American identity. But already there are signs that this revival is fading, even though in the post-September 11 world, Americans face unprecedented challenges to our security. "Who Are We?" shows the need for us to reassert the core values that make us Americans. Nothing less than our national identity is at stake. Once again Samuel Huntington has written an important book that is certain to provoke a lively debate and to shape our national conversation about who we are.\

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 57 reviews)

National Identity

There should be a law aganist any one being as smart as Samuel P. Huntington. He's just too smart! I bet he's also very nice! On the jacket of this book I see the words "National Identity." I think there is no longer any such thing, we will just melt away into one big arguement. It will be Peak Oil and tribal politics that will push us over the top. There will not be a United States (not 50 states anyway), by 2035. I hope anyone reading Mr. Huntington will also read "The Path to National Suicide" by Lawarence Auster. Regards, Keith Renick, Peachtree City, Ga
June 19, 2008

Profound and insightful

This book helps enlighten those who deride as "racist" other Americans who are against illegal immigration. The dangers to our society are real. While Huntington didn't cover every aspect of "Americanism" throughout American history (the book would have been too long of course), he did touch on the essence of what it means to be an American.
August 31, 2007

Flawed reasoning

Dr. Huntington starts his book with 58 pages of American history but devotes less than one paragraph to slavery.

Considering over 600,000 Americans died in the Civil War (proportionally, that would be over 3 million Americans today), there is only one word for a Harvard professor who would try to describe "who are we" while disregarding the most significant issue of our country's history: Bigot.

August 30, 2007

Honest, Challenging Talkwise Political Correctness

Dr. Huntington's book caused alot of upheaval in academia because it dared to say what others will not out of fear of disrupting the multicultural establishment. This book asked the difficult questions which demand honest debate and tough answers. I would encourage anyone to read this who is interested in the cultural transformation our nation has undergone over the past fourty years and where we are heading.
talkwiseblog
January 30, 2007

The new political bible of neoconservatives?

I have read 'The Clash of Civilizations' few years ago, and it didnt make sense to me at that time. Of course after 9/11 the picture became clear. The Clash of Civilizations was the bible of US foreign policy during Bush Administration. Of course the book was faulty in theory and now it is clear how in practice the Bush Adminstration is suffering.

This applies for this book in hand. It is focused internally. I dont claim that I undestand the US internal politics. However, I can see from this book that the current governing minority senses a threat from a growing minority 'Hispanics', which will shift the power balance in the coming 10-20 years.

Again, the book theory doesn't make sense. It profess discrimination under new political titles by doing the following:
- He differentiate between immigrants based on the period of immigration, to conclude that since the early immigrants founded US then they have more rights to shape its future.
- He differentiates between immigrants based on their original cultures and relgion. Since US was founded by Anglo Protestant immigrants, it should continue with a storng Anglo Protestnat culture.

Any political leader who adopts this books theories will take US to a path of civil war.
December 14, 2006

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