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After terror : promoting dialogue among civilizations / edited by Akbar Ahmed and Brian Forst.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2005.Description: xxviii, 196 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0745635024 (pb)
  • 0745635016
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.1/72 22
LOC classification:
  • JZ5538 .A38 2005
Contents:
PART I. Introduction. Ch. 1. Toward a More Civil 21st Century / Akbar Ahmed and Brian Forst. PART II. Nature and Sources of the Problem. Ch. 2. The Simple Power of Weakness, the Complex Vulnerability of Power / Zbigniew Brzezinski -- Ch. 3. Dialogue and the Echo Boom of Terror: Religious Women's Voices After 9/11 / Diana Eck -- Ch. 4. Closing Ch.s of Enmity / Rajmohan Gandhi -- Ch. 5. Benjamin Franklin's Gift of Tolerance / Walter Isaacson Ch. 6. God's Word and World Politics / Bishop Desmond Tutu.
PART III. Pathways to Dialogue and Understanding. Ch. 7. The Role of the Media in Promoting Tolerance / Shashi Tharoor -- Ch. 8. Civilization, Human Rights and Collective Responsibility / Sergio Vieira de Mello Ch. 9. Endless Enemies or Human Security / Jody Williams -- Ch. 10. Dialogue Among Civilizations and Cultures / Seyed Mohammed Khatami -- Ch. 11. Transnational Moral Dialogues / Amitai Etzioni -- Ch. 12. In Other People's Shoes / Marilyn Strathern -- Ch. 13. A Universal Language, Without Boundary or Prejudice / Ravi Shankar -- Ch. 14. Dialogue Among Civilizations / Kofi Annan -- Ch. 15. The Productive Airing of Grievances / Lord Carey -- Ch. 16. All of Man's Troubles / Edward O. Wilson -- Ch. 17. Turning Enemies into Friends / Jonathan Sacks -- Ch. 18. Security Through Dialogue / Queen Noor of Jordan -- Ch. 19. The Power of Dialogue: Redefining "Us" / Tamara Sonn -- Ch. 20. On Clash, Morality, Renaissance and Dialogue / Judea Pearl -- Ch. 21. The Just War Tradition and Cultural Dialogue / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Ch. 22. Celebrating Differences in Our Melting Pot Planet / Prince El Hassan bin Talal.
PART IV. From Concern to Action. Ch. 23. Clash or Dialogue of Cultures? / Bernard Lewis -- Ch. 24. The Fellowship of Dialogue / James D. Wolfensohn -- Ch. 25. Hard Power and Soft Power / Joseph S. Nye, Jr. -- Ch. 26. Global Governance in an Interdependent World / Benjamin R. Barber -- Ch. 27. Getting to Peace: Awakening the Third Side / William L. Ury -- Ch. 28. Risking Hospitality / Martin Marty.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I. Introduction. Ch. 1. Toward a More Civil 21st Century / Akbar Ahmed and Brian Forst. PART II. Nature and Sources of the Problem. Ch. 2. The Simple Power of Weakness, the Complex Vulnerability of Power / Zbigniew Brzezinski -- Ch. 3. Dialogue and the Echo Boom of Terror: Religious Women's Voices After 9/11 / Diana Eck -- Ch. 4. Closing Ch.s of Enmity / Rajmohan Gandhi -- Ch. 5. Benjamin Franklin's Gift of Tolerance / Walter Isaacson Ch. 6. God's Word and World Politics / Bishop Desmond Tutu.

PART III. Pathways to Dialogue and Understanding. Ch. 7. The Role of the Media in Promoting Tolerance / Shashi Tharoor -- Ch. 8. Civilization, Human Rights and Collective Responsibility / Sergio Vieira de Mello Ch. 9. Endless Enemies or Human Security / Jody Williams -- Ch. 10. Dialogue Among Civilizations and Cultures / Seyed Mohammed Khatami -- Ch. 11. Transnational Moral Dialogues / Amitai Etzioni -- Ch. 12. In Other People's Shoes / Marilyn Strathern -- Ch. 13. A Universal Language, Without Boundary or Prejudice / Ravi Shankar -- Ch. 14. Dialogue Among Civilizations / Kofi Annan -- Ch. 15. The Productive Airing of Grievances / Lord Carey -- Ch. 16. All of Man's Troubles / Edward O. Wilson -- Ch. 17. Turning Enemies into Friends / Jonathan Sacks -- Ch. 18. Security Through Dialogue / Queen Noor of Jordan -- Ch. 19. The Power of Dialogue: Redefining "Us" / Tamara Sonn -- Ch. 20. On Clash, Morality, Renaissance and Dialogue / Judea Pearl -- Ch. 21. The Just War Tradition and Cultural Dialogue / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Ch. 22. Celebrating Differences in Our Melting Pot Planet / Prince El Hassan bin Talal.

PART IV. From Concern to Action. Ch. 23. Clash or Dialogue of Cultures? / Bernard Lewis -- Ch. 24. The Fellowship of Dialogue / James D. Wolfensohn -- Ch. 25. Hard Power and Soft Power / Joseph S. Nye, Jr. -- Ch. 26. Global Governance in an Interdependent World / Benjamin R. Barber -- Ch. 27. Getting to Peace: Awakening the Third Side / William L. Ury -- Ch. 28. Risking Hospitality / Martin Marty.

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