Benjamin R. Barber, Author of ‘Jihad vs. McWorld,’ Dies at 77 Mr. Barber’s 1995 book presciently analyzed the forces leading to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the rise in tribalism around the world. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Croatia Dispatch: Oysters Lead Lives of Excitement and Danger. Especially in the Balkans.New Year’s Eve Around the World: Countdown to 2019, in PhotosAs Migrants Cross English Channel, Numbers Are Small but Worry Is BigAmerican Is Arrested in Moscow on Spying ChargesYour Monday BriefingAt End of a Violent Year, London Police Take No Chances in a Stabbing