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The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1996

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Key Figures

Samuel P. Huntington

Samuel P. Huntington was one of the most influential and controversial figures in 20th-century political science. Born in 1927 in New York City, he was educated at Yale, the University of Chicago, and Harvard. 


Huntington emerged as a major voice in Cold War-era strategic thinking and comparative politics, contributing extensively to debates on civil-military relations, political order in developing countries, and global ideological shifts. His early works, such as The Soldier and the State (1957) and Political Order in Changing Societies (1968), established him as a theorist concerned with institutional stability, authority, and the conditions for political development. Over time, his interests expanded from domestic order and modernization to the broader contours of global conflict. 


Huntington’s career bridged academia and policy, as he served as a consultant to the US government and edited the prestigious journal Foreign Policy. His 1993 article in Foreign Affairs and subsequent 1996 book The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order marked his most controversial intervention, cementing his legacy as a scholar who redefined debates about global politics in the post-Cold War era.


Huntington’s intellectual approach to political science was characterized by a deep skepticism of liberal universalism and a strong emphasis on culture, authority, and institutional coherence.

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