The Clash Of Civilizations is a theory proposed by Samuel Huntington, a political scientist. The theory was originally proposed in a 1993 article, and then expanded as a book in 1996. Actually, the term itself was originally used by none other than Bernard Lewis himself.
Huntington's thesis at the most basic level is that because of all of the world's differences, it's inevitable that we will clash. This is of course discussed in much greater detail in the essay, but that's it at it's most stripped down form.
Read and review the essay, if you don't have time for all 40 pages, we'd recommend a few parts.
Definitely read part 3, it's entitled "Why Civilizations will Clash". Also, parts 1 and 4 are important. Part 5, "The West and the Rest" is interesting too.
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