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The West and the Rest (Paperback)

by Roger Scruton (Author)
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  • Paperback: 196 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. (5 Jun 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0826470300
  • ISBN-13: 978-0826470300
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 12 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 333,400 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Roger Scruton argues that to understand adequately the roots of Islamic terrorism, one must understand both the unique historical evolution of the state and the dynamic of globalization. Scruton reveals the philosophical and theological roots of the current clash of civilizations. He addresses issues such as the conflict between Islam and secular law, notions of citizenship, fulfilling the human need for belonging, and why globalization provokes such an apparent desire for revenge against the West in some Islamic minds. Scruton's narrative raises fundamental questions about the West's ability to recover and defend its own religious heritage while limiting the harmful effects of its decadent hyper-individualism and the culture of repudiation it has sparked both within its own societies and the societies it touches. Finally, Scruton calls for the West to re-examine some of its assumptions about such matters as immigration, multiculturalism, progress and prosperity.

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Profound and highly enlightening, 16 Jun 2003
By Kurt A. Johnson (Marseilles, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The West and the Rest: Globalisation and the Terrorist Threat (Hardcover)
In this fascinating book, British Philosopher (and former university professor) Roger Scruton looks at the West and the Islamic world, and examines what has brought on the present crisis. It is his contention that the both the Western and the Islamic worlds are in a state of crisis. In the Islamic world, the increase in population and the concomitant urbanization has produced alienation, while the march of globalization has brought it face to face with a Western world that it both envies and hates. In the West, the whole of Western culture is under assault from an elitist, post-Modernist "Culture of Repudiation" that wishes to tear down the culture, but has nothing to erect in its place.

Along the way, Mr. Scruton treats the reader to a profound and highly enlightening look at the foundations of modern Western and Islamic political ideology; where they came from, where they are going, and what has produced such hostility. The conclusion of the book is small, with some suggestions to "constrain" the process of globalization, thus minimizing the threat perceived by the Muslim world, but nothing more far-reaching than that.

I found this book to be both enlightening and somewhat frightening. Mr. Scruton's analysis suggests that the roots of the present hostility emanating from the Middle East are very deep indeed, and not likely to be ameliorated by any simple or easy solution. If there was one book that I would urge everyone to read, so as to understand the present world, this would be it! Please read this book.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A thought-provoking analysis of the West and Islam, 11 Feb 2003
By Mr. O. G. M. Drewett (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The West and the Rest: Globalisation and the Terrorist Threat (Hardcover)
The title - 'Globalisation and the Terrorist Threat' does not give an accurate impression as to the content of this book. Actually such issues are only explored in depth in the final third. The first three chapters instead focus on the disctinct cultural differences that exist in the West and in the Islamic world. The author explains why the differences between these quite dissimilar societies arise from both religious thought and the individual's attitudes toward the state. The book presents to the reader a plausible explaination why Muslims find it difficult to respect secular governance, that which is apparent in the West.
In a defense of the nation state, Scruton questions our attitudes toward immigration, Europe etc and then shows how the West is in fact responsible, in part, for the rise of terrorism.
This eloquently written book is valuable, not only to political and sociological scholars, but indeed to anyone who wishes to inquire about the 'West-Rest' relationship.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars first impressions mislead, 17 Mar 2005
By Simon (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
Roger Scruton is known for his position somewhere on the traditional right of the political spectrum. Indeed he has written a defence of conservatism. Those on the left may therefore be wary of this book. But as someone who has not in the past sympathised with Scruton's politics I can strongly recommend this book. The book's strength is its intellectual seriousness combined with its clarity of expression. Anyone who is interested in the history of ideas will find this book of interest, since it goes much deeper than the aftermath of 9/11 and addresses the enlightenment and the modern nation-state by contrast with developments in the Islamic world. It also deals with the puzzling, not to say wrongheaded, disposition of some western intellectuals to belittle the cultural heritage of the west and ignore the many benefits this has brought ordinary people the world over. For such intellectuals the west can never redeem itself for the "guilt" associated with its historical dominance over other cultural traditions.
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5.0 out of 5 stars bougainvillia on Mars?
The West and the Rest is a book I have read three times and on each occasion extracted some new realisation. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2007 by J. P. Maciag

1.0 out of 5 stars Sketchy, full of nonsense and frightening
Roger Scruton explains very well the theoretical difference between the West (freedom, separation of Church and State) and the Rest (e.g. Islam). Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars The enemy within and without
In this short but illuminating book, Scruton examines the political institutions of the West as regards the relation between religion and politics, and the threat of radical... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars a voice in the wilderness
This slim little volume packs more facts and well-reasoned arguments than all the Michael Moore and Noam Chomsky tomes put together. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking, unhysterical, deeply alarming
The contrast between modern, western society and islam is set forth in clear, stark terms. The western tradition of church and state as two separate entities has no parallel... Read more
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