Jihad_Vs_McWorld

Jihad Vs McWorld Benjamin Barber's book “Jihad vs Mcworld is commentary on capitalism and nationalism and the conflicts between them. Jihad is characterized as tribalism, while Mcworld is characterized by capitalism and consumerism. Barber maintains that Jihad would not be so powerful if the rampant forces of capitalism were not subverting their traditions and customs. Berber talks about America's use of different energy sources. He states 63 million barrels of oil per day were pumped at the peak of global production in 1979 and was between 59 and 60 million barrels per day from 1989 to when the book was published in 1995 (Berber 39). Since the book was published, world oil production has risen above the previous peak to an average of 68 million barrels per day in 2003. This trend of increased consumption and production will continue to rise. According to The Department of Energy, world demand for oil will be 119 million barrels of oil per day by 2025, with the largest increases in China, India, and other developing countries. http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0129/p14s01-wogi.html American consumption of oil fell from the peak of 11.30 million barrels per day in 1970 to 9 million barrels per day in 1990(Berber 41). Berber predicts million, oil, billion, since, per, berber, barrels, day, top, media, stations, russia, dollars, deficit, american, world, service, published, number, independent, mcworld, largest, jihad, companies, china, book, 2003, 1992, while, trade, surplus, states, rise, real, radio, production