The Moving Cultural Frontier of World Order: From Monotheism to North-South Relations.

Autor/in	Mazrui, Ali A.
Institution	Institute for World Order, New York, NY.
Titel	The Moving Cultural Frontier of World Order: From Monotheism to North-South Relations.
Quelle	(1982), (26 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-911646-11-6
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Christianity; Cultural Differences; Cultural Influences; Global Approach; International Law; International Relations; Islam; Judaism; Marxism; Peace; Politics; Religion; Religious Differences; World Affairs; World Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Christentum; Kultureller Unterschied; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Globales Denken; Law of nations; Völkerrecht; Internationale Beziehungen; Judaismus; Marxismus; Frieden; Politik; Weltpolitik; Weltproblem
Abstract	This essay argues that the history of the international system has revolved around a moving frontier of cultural exclusivity. It is one of a series of working papers commissioned by the World Models Project in its effort to stimulate research, education, dialogue, and political action aimed at contributing to a movement for a just world order. Originating under monotheism, the cultural frontier has been characterized by a persistent "us/them" dichotomy. Civilizations which anthropomorphized God in monarchical terms tended to divide the world between the God-fearing and sinner. This tendency was reinforced by the culture of politics which differentiated supports from adversaries. Both were embodied in early international law such that a system of rules for civilized nations did not apply to "them"--the rest of the world--thus opening the door to imperialism and eventual class stratification in the international system. Although the cultural frontier has been moving due to secular challenges, the major challenges to Judaeo-Christian monotheism--Marxism and Islam--are themselves dualistic: the Marxist dialectic is inherently of this nature as is the tension between good and evil in Islam. The interrelationship between major cultural themes in today's world, coupled with a developmental system of stratification which is based on technical know-how, suggests that important but hidden problems of a cultural nature are contained in the world order agenda. (Author/RM)
Anmerkungen	Institute for World Order, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017 ($2.00, 5-25 copies, $1.50).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC