Why the Rest Hates the West

Understanding the Roots of Global Rage

Meic Pearse

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Inter-Varsity Press,US
01 June 2004

Globalization; Islamic studies; Politics & government; International relations

"""Why do they hate us so much?"" Many in the U.S. are baffled at the hatred and anti-Western sentiment they see on the international news. Why are people around the world so resentful of Western cultural values and ideals?

Historian Meic Pearse unpacks the deep divides between the West and the rest of the world. He shows how many of the underlying assumptions of Western civilization directly oppose and contradict the cultural and religious values of significant people groups. Those in the Third World, Pearse says, ""have the sensation that everything they hold dear and sacred is being rolled over by an economic and cultural juggernaut that doesn?t even know it?s doing it . . . and wouldn?t understand why what it?s destroying is important or of value."" Pearse's keen analysis offers insight into perspectives not often understood in the West, and provides a starting point for intercultural dialogue and rapprochement."

By: Meic Pearse
Imprint: Inter-Varsity Press,US
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 141mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9780830832026
ISBN 10: 0830832025
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 01 June 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Why the Rest Hates the West: Understanding the Roots of Global Rage

"""Pearse succeeds in providing an easy to understand, clearly defined introduction to sources of conflict between the Western and non-Western worlds."" --Mike Starasta for The Christian Librarian 50, no. 1 (2007) ""This is . . . possibly the best, most intelligent, most humane brief argument that the West, rather than the Rest, needs reform."" --Booklist (starred review), June 1, 2004 ""Those who wish to place some of the cultural crisis in the West in larger cultural and historical context will find much food for thought, and the book is useful for stimulating discussion. Whether one agrees with Pearse's analysis of Western culture, his assertion that non-Western values will increasingly demand serious attention in the West can hardly be disputed."" --Missiology, October 2007"