Opis: The Trouble with History - Adam Michnik

Renowned Eastern European author Adam Michnik was jailed for more than six years by the communist regime in Poland for his dissident activities. He was an outspoken voice for democracy in the world divided by the Iron Curtain and has remained so to the present day. In this thoughtful and provocative work, the man the Financial Times named "one of the 20 most influential journalists in the world" strips fundamentalism of its religious component and examines it purely as a secular political phenomenon. Comparing modern-day Poland with post-revolutionary France, Michnik offers a stinging critique of the ideological "virus of fundamentalism" often shared by emerging democracies: the belief that, by using techniques of intimidating public opinion, a state governed by "sinless individuals" armed with a doctrine of the only correct means of organizing human relations can build a world without sin. Michnik employs deep historical analysis and keen political observation in his insightful five-point philosophical meditation on morality in public life, ingeniously expounding on history, religion, moral thought, and the present political climate in his native country and throughout Europe. ""An Uncanny Era "is an excellent read, and will have exceptional intellectual and political import."--Ivan Zoltan Denes, Founding President, Istvan Bibo Center for Advanced Studies of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Budapest--Iv n Zolt n D nes

Szczegóły: The Trouble with History - Adam Michnik

Tytuł: The Trouble with History
Autor: Adam Michnik
Producent: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300185973
Rok produkcji: 2014
Ilość stron: 192
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.37 kg

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