عنوان

Social Contradiction, Globalization and 9/11

Number

A948

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Social Contradiction, Globalization and 9/11

First Statement of Responsibility

/ Tom Rockmore

Text of Note

This paper will focus on a basic social contradiction, due to a deep, often overlooked tension between capitalism, the main motor of the main world, and an influential form of Islam, which, in applying the Protestant term of religious ‘fundamentalism’ I will be calling ‘Islamic fundamentalism’. I believe that this contradiction, which is largely due to the unfettered expansion of increasingly globalized economic capitalism, lies at the root of 9/11. This paper begins by reviewing theories of 9/11 associated with the names of George W. Bush, Samuel Huntington and Bernard Lewis. It argues against the approach to 9/11 in terms of religious or cultural explanation in calling attention to the eco-nomic component of the problem. It is further argued that 9/11 can best be un-derstood as social contradiction between capitalism and Islamic fundamental-ism. It is suggested that this social contradiction indicates an important limit of capitalism.

Title

Journal of Globalization Studies

Volume Number

, Vol. 1 No. 1

Date of Publication

, May 2010

Physical description

: P. 58-69

globalization

9/11

capitalism

fundamentalism

contradiction

Rockmore, Tom

Country

ایران

Agency

Globalization

Date and Hour of Consultation and Access

A948.pdf

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249952

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