The light that failed : a reckoning
Krastev, Ivan
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In the early 1990s, hopes for the eastward spread of liberal democracy were high. And yet the transformation of Eastern European countries gave rise to a bitter repudiation of liberalism itself, not only in the East but also back in the heartland of the West. In this brilliant work of political psychology, Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes argue that the supposed end of history turned out to be only the beginning of an Age of Imitation. Reckoning with the history of the last thirty years, they show that the most powerful force behind the wave of populist xenophobia that began in Eastern Europe stems from resentment at the post-1989 imperative to become Westernized. Through this prism, the Trump revolution represents an ironic fulfilment of the promise that the nations exiting from communist rule would come to resemble the United States. In a strange twist, Trump has elevated Putin's Russia and Orbán's Hungary into models for the United States. Written by two pre-eminent intellectuals bridging the East/West divide, The Light that Failed is a landmark book that sheds light on the extraordinary history of our Age of Imitation.
Main title:
The light that failed : a reckoning / Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes.
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Imprint:
[London] : Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2019.
Collation:
246 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
97801419881089780241345702
Dewey class:
320.51
Language:
English
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BRN:
365535
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 320.51 KRA | Available |
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 320.51 KRA | Available |