POL114H5 Study Guide - Handedness, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Hutu
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Bowen believes conflict is state-centric (conflicts arising over power and resources) Huntington believes conflict is people-centric (conflicts arise over cultural differences) Combining theories for instance nazi germany >>> what was wrong with the culture, why did they support the killings, (culture) but also the state wanted political control of the rest of europe. Pre-modern world wars were between kings. Post-cold war wars will be between civilizations ( believed wars will be against cultures or civilizations between west clashing with the rest ) *modern civilizations will be comprised of the west and the rest which are confucian, japanese, Islamic, hindu, slavic-orthodox, latin america and possibly africa. Example: he believed wars will no longer be between france and germany (west vs. west), but france against islam (west vs. rest) However bowen completely rejects huntington"s ideas, based on 3 faulty assumptions: Huntington says: identities are ancient and unchanging. Huntington says: identities motivate people to persecute and kill.
