After terror : promoting dialogue among civilizations
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After terror : promoting dialogue among civilizations
Polity, 2005
- : pb
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  Iwate
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  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
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  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
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  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
Note
Includes index
Contents of Works
- Toward a more civil 21st century / Akbar Ahmed and Brian Forst
- The simple power of weakness, the complex vulnerability of power / Zbigniew Brzezinski
- Dialogue and the echo boom of terror : religious women's voices after 9/11 / Diana L. Eck
- Closing chapters of enmity / Rajmohan Gandhi
- Benjamin Franklin's gift of tolerance / Walter Isaacson
- God's word and world politics / Desmond Tutu
- The role of the media in promoting tolerance / Shashi Tharoor
- Civilization, human rights and collective responsibility / Sergio Vieira de Mello
- Endless enemies or human security / Jody Williams
- Dialogue among civilizations and cultures / Seyed Mohammed Khatami
- Transnational moral dialogues / Amitai Etzioni
- In other people's shoes / Dame Marilyn Strathern
- A universal language, without boundary or prejudice / Sir Ravi Shankar
- Dialogue among civilizations / Kofi Annan
- The productive airing of grievances / Lord George Carey
- All of man's troubles / Edward O. Wilson
- Turning enemies into friends / Jonathan Sacks
- Security through dialogue / Queen Noor of Jordan
- The power of dialogue : redefining "us" / Tamara Sonn
- On clash, morality, renaissance and dialogue / Judea Pearl
- The just war tradition and cultural dialogue / Jean Bethke Elshtain
- Celebrating differences in our melting pot planet / Prince El Hassan bin Talal
- Clash or dialogue of cultures? / Bernard Lewis
- The fellowship of dialogue / James D. Wolfensohn
- Hard power and soft power / Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
- Global governance in an interdependent world / Benjamin R. Barber
- Getting to peace: awakening the third side / William L. Ury
- Risking hospitality / Martin Marty
Description and Table of Contents
Description
After Terror presents sustained reflections by some of the world's most celebrated thinkers on the most pressing question of our time: how can we find ways to defuse the ticking bombs of terrorism and excessive interventions against it? It offers an antidote to the fatalistic global holy war perspective that afflicts much contemporary thought, focusing instead on the principles, issues, and acts needed to shift course from alienation and conflict to a path of sanity and goodwill among cultures and civilizations. The central aim of the book is to advance contemporary thinking on the causes and implications of 9/11 and thus provide the essential elements of a blueprint for humanity. It features 28 original essays by some of the world's leading public figures, scholars, and religious leaders, including Benjamin Barber, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Amitai Etzioni, Bernard Lewis, Martin Marty, Queen Noor, Joseph Nye, Judea Pearl, Jonathan Sacks, Ravi Shankar, Bishop Desmond Tutu, E.O. Wilson and James D. Wolfensohn.
After Terror attests to the power of dialogue and mutual understanding and the possibility of tolerance, respect, cooperation, and commitment. Without ignoring the dangers of the modern world, it points to a future in which people can celebrate both the fundamental sentiments and interests that we share and the diversities that make us human.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments x
Contributor Biographies in Brief xii
Part I Introduction 1
1 Toward a More Civil Twenty-first Century
Akbar Ahmed and Brian Forst 3
Part II The Nature and Sources of the Problem 13
2 The Simple Power of Weakness, the Complex Vulnerability of Power
Zbigniew Brzezinski 15
3 Dialogue and the Echo Boom of Terror: Religious Women's Voices after 9/11
Diana L. Eck 21
4 Closing Chapters of Enmity
Rajmohan Gandhi 29
5 Benjamin Franklin's Gift of Tolerance
Walter Isaacson 36
6 God's Word and World Politics
Archbishop Desmond Tutu 39
Part III Pathways to Dialogue and Understanding 45
7 The Role of the Media in Promoting Tolerance
Shashi Tharoor 47
8 Civilization, Human Rights, and Collective Responsibility
Sergio Vieira de Mello 55
9 Endless Enemies or Human Security
Jody Williams 66
10 Dialogue among Civilizations and Cultures
President Seyed Mohammed Khatami 72
11 Transnational Moral Dialogues
Amitai Etzioni 79
12 In Other People's Shoes
Dame Marilyn Strathern 85
13 A Universal Language, without Boundary or Prejudice
Sir Ravi Shankar 90
14 Dialogue among Civilizations
Kofi Annan 94
15 The Productive Airing of Grievances
Lord George Carey 98
16 All of Man's Troubles
Edward O. Wilson 106
17 Turning Enemies into Friends
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks 112
18 Security through Dialogue
Queen Noor of Jordan 119
19 The Power of Dialogue: Redefining "Us"
Tamara Sonn 131
20 On Clash, Morality, Renaissance, and Dialogue
Judea Pearl 138
21 The Just War Tradition and Cultural Dialogue
Jean Bethke Elshtain 145
22 Celebrating Differences on our Melting Pot Planet
Prince El Hassan bin Talal 149
Part IV From Concern to Action 155
23 Clash or Dialogue of Cultures?
Bernard Lewis 157
24 The Fellowship of Dialogue
James D. Wolfensohn 159
25 Hard Power and Soft Power
Joseph S. Nye Jr 166
26 Global Governance in an Interdependent World
Benjamin R. Barber 171
27 Getting to Peace: Awakening the Third Side
William L. Ury 179
28 Risking Hospitality
Martin Marty 186
Index 191
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