Iranian Islam and the Faustian Bargain of Western Modernity

scholars and political commentators alike criticize Fukuyama and Huntington for their pretentious prophecies, partisan historicism, and deficient justifications as well as their portrayal of 'civilizations' as well-defined homogeneous entities. I believe, however, that more serious faults occur with their theories due to their curt and cursory reading of the intellectual and political history of non-Western societies.