Narcissistic compassion and global spectacle
Anti-Americanism and 'values'
Absolute and relative evil
The uniqueness of 11 September
Globalization and narcissistic compassion
The media and the logic of war
Oil, religion, fanaticism and Frankensteins
The sorcerer's apprentices
An Islamic Texas
Propagating Islamic fundamentalism
Interpretations of Islamic fundamentalism
On despotism in Muslim countries
Neither fascist nor progressive
Bin Laden's duel with Washington
Hatred, barbarisms, asymmetry and anomie
Hatred and strategy
The clash of barbarisms
Preventing terrorism
On asymmetric dominance
Hegemonic unilateralism
Apocalyptic terrorism
Urban violence and anomie
The barbarism of the 'civilizing mission' (postscript)
Varieties of perverse enjoyment
The 'civilizing mission's' new clothes
The 'democracy paradox'
Conclusion : Leviathan and the presidents
Two conceptions of world order
Postwar choices.
The clash of barbarisms : the making of the new world order by Gilbert Achcar. ISBN 9781594513091. Published by Paradigm in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.