“The Clash of Civilization”: A Prognosis of the Future or the Lure of the Past

Abstract

This article is seen as one response to the Clash of Civilization thesis and wanted to test the accuracy of the analysis of Samuel Huntington back in the context of the uniqueness of Islam in Indonesia.The story begins when Samuel P. Huntington -  the famous political scientist from the highly prestigious Harvard Uinversity and a citizen of the most powerful nation - writes an article, entitled "The Clash of Civilization?" in foreign Affair.Copyright (c) 2014 by SDI. All right reserved.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v5i2.754