Sinposis

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AS A CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS ARGUES THAT AL-JAZEERA IS NOT AN AGENT OF GLOBALIZATION, AS IS WIDELY ARGUED, BUT A TOOL USED BY THE QATARI GOVERNMENT TO ADVANCE ITS POLITICAL AS WELL AS ISLAMIST GOALS. THIS BOOK ALSO MAPS THE WESTERN TENDENCY TO REJECT THE NETWORK OUTRIGHT DESPITE AL-JAZEERA'S BILLION-DOLLAR INVESTMENTS DESIGNED TO GAIN ENTRANCE INTO WESTERN MARKETS; IT SHOWS EMPIRICALLY THAT THIS REJECTION IS SIMILARLY ROOTED IN RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL AND NATIONAL MOTIVES. THIS BOOK ASSERTS THAT THE MAIN OUTCOME OF AL-JAZEERA'S ACTIVITIES IS THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL CONFLICTS. THE NETWORK PERSISTENTLY PORTRAYS GLOBAL EVENTS THROUGH THE PRISM OF CONFLICTING RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL VALUES - PROPELLING A CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS AS PER SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON'S WELL-KNOWN THESIS.