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A list of articles related to global development and technology that were published in several journals is presented including "Israel's Quest for Recognition and Acceptance in Asia," by J. Abadi, "Islamist Networks: The Afghan-Pakistan Connection," by M. Abou Zahab, and O. Roy and "The Ideology of the Constitutional Movement in Iran," by F. Adamiyat.

This paper critically discusses Samuel Huntington's contribution to development studies. Long before his currently debated work on the clash of civilizations, Huntington wrote on the political order in changing societies. In this highly influential book of the late 1960s he argued on the basis of modernization theory for strong governments toaccompany the inevitable and universal process of modernization. Hisclash of civilizations seems to argue from different assumptions. Itinsists on the essential differences between cultures based on religion. These cultural differences would now give rise to the most important conflict constellations. In his earlier and later work Huntington insists on the primacy of Western values and the need to defend them. The author critiques the assumptions, concepts and some of the empirical evidence of Huntingtons recent study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]