Some important questions discussed in this book: - Are there any civilizations other than the Western one living in our so-called Global-Age ? - "Eastern civilization"? Is the concept of East anything more than non-West? Or does there exist, in reality, a distinct Chinese, Indian, Arabo-Muslim, and Western civilization? - Is the construction of large civilization-states such as China and India an unparalleled historical achievement? - Do economic ties always eclipse other forms of affiliation such as those formed through kinship or between speech communities? - What is the role of the "Latin" and the Jewish Peoples in our Anglo-American-led Western world? - Is English today the global language or merely an international one? - Is the Chinese thought pattern closely related to its writing system? - Is today's world one of (symmetrical) interdependence? Or rather one of hegemony? - If the so-called North-South or East-West dialogue fails in constructing a universally accepted world civilization, then what is the appropriate arrangement for reaching such a consensus within humankind ? Source: OpenLibrary