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    STUDIA HISTORIA - Issue no. 2 / 2015  
         
  Article:   BATTLE FOR HEGEMONY IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD: CIVILIZATIONAL DISPUTE IN HISTORIOGRAPHY.

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  Abstract:  The issue of cultures or civilizations interacting has always obsessed historians and political analysts alike as most scholars believe it can help better understand international relations. The rise of global terrorism on the lines of religious fundamentalism has only served to strengthen the belief in the idea of a clash of civilizations. Yet as the historiographical analysis proposed here shall strive to demonstrate, defining such interactions is somewhat more difficult as it is necessary we take into consideration other elements as well, such as economic interests, commerce, and of course local and regional social developments. The paper will look at some of the most influential works written on the subject in an attempt to compare several theories regarding the rise of the West, a possible resurgence of the East/Rest, how this has influenced civilizational interactions, and to propose new possible interpretations.

Key words: civilization, competition, historiography, inventions, hegemony, West vs. East 		 
         
     
         
         
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