Samuel P. Huntington

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in New York City, The United States

April 18, 1927

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December 24, 2008

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Samuel Phillips Huntington is an American political scientist who gained prominence through his "Clash of Civilizations"(1993, 1996) thesis of a new post-Cold War world order. Previously, his academic reputation had rested on his analysis of the relationship between the military and the civil government, his investigation of coups d'etat and for his more recent analysis of threats posed to the U.S. by contemporary immigration.

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	The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order 3.53 of 5 stars 3.53 avg rating — 2,923 ratings — published 1966 — 37 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Are We?: The Challenges to America's National Identity 3.07 of 5 stars 3.07 avg rating — 204 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1993 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Political Order in Changing Societies by Samuel P. Huntington, Francis Fukuyama 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1968 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Soldier and the State: The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Clash of Civilizations?: The Debate 3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 32 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1981 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No easy choice : political participation in developing countries by Samuel P. Huntington, Joan M. Nelson 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1984 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Understanding Political Development 3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Common Defense: Strategic Programs In National Politics 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Samuel P. Huntington

The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series (1 book)
by Samuel P. Huntington, Francis Fukuyama
3.9019607843137254 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 102 ratings

Quotes by Samuel P. Huntington

“The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion, but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact, non-Westerners never do.”
― Samuel P. Huntington

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“Some Westerners... have argued that the West does not have problems with Islam but only with violent Islamist extremists. Fourteen hundred years of history demonstrate otherwise.”
― Samuel P. Huntington

tags: islam, western-civilization

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“Expectations should not always be taken as reality; because you never know when you will be disappointed.”
― Samuel P. Huntington

tags: expectations

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