Despite Democratic successes in places such as the Czech Republic and Poland, Tismaneanu argues that it would be a mistake for the West to assume that liberalism will always triumph in post-Communist Europe. "Fantasies of Salvation" is a thought-provoking book for both academic and nonacademic readers who wish to understand the forces shaping one of the world's most important and unpredictable regions.
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Despite Democratic successes in places such as the Czech Republic and Poland, Tismaneanu argues that it would be a mistake for the West to assume that liberalism will always triumph in post-Communist Europe. "Fantasies of Salvation" is a thought-provoking book for both academic and nonacademic readers who wish to understand the forces shaping one of the world's most important and unpredictable regions.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 9780691144382.
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Fine Condition. No Dust Jacket. Book is in Fine condition. Text is clean, binding is tight. Cover and pages are in great shape. Looks Great! Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. ISBN: 0691144389. ISBN/EAN: 9780691144382. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561047359.
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Minor rubbing. VG. 24x15cm, xi, 216 pp. Contents: Preface: Why Eastern Europe and Why Care? ; After Marx: The Return of Political Myth; Resurrecting Utopia: Ideology versus Mythology; The Leninist Debris, or Waiting for Perón; Vindictive & Messianic Mythologies: Post-Communist Nationalism & Populism; Scapegoating Fantasies: Fascism, Anti-Semitism, & Myth Making in East Central Europe; Is the Revolution Over? The Myth of Decommunization & the Quest for Political Justice; A Velvet Counterrevolution? Dissidents, Dreamers, & Realpolitik; The Mythological Construction of Reality: Political Complexity in a Post-Communist World.
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Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. 24x15cm, xi, 216 pp. Contents: Why Eastern Europe & Why Care? After Marx: The Return of Political Myth; Resurrecting Utopia: Ideology versus Mythology; The Leninist Debris, or Waiting for Peron; Vindictive & Messianic Mythologies: Post-Communist Nationalism & Populism; Scapegoating Fantasies: Fascism, Anti-Semitism, & Myth Making in East Central Europe; Is the Revolution Over? The Myth of Decommunization & the Quest for Political Justice; A Velvet Counterrevolution? Dissidents, Dreamers, & Realpolitik; Conclusion: The Mythological Construction of Reality: Political Complexity in a Post-Communist World ["Eastern Europe has become an ideological battleground since the collapse of the Soviet Union, with liberals & authoritarians struggling to seize the ground lost by Marxism. In Fantasies of Salvation, Vladimir Tismaneanu traces the intellectual history of this struggle and warns that authoritarian nationalists pose a serious threat to democratic forces. A leading observer of the often baffling world of post-Communist Europe, Tismaneanu shows that extreme nationalistic & authoritarian thought has been influential in Eastern Europe for much of this century, while liberalism has only shallow historical roots. Despite democratic successes in places such as the Czech Republic & Poland, he argues, it would be a mistake for the West to assume that liberalism will always triumph. He backs this argument by showing how nationalist intellectuals have encouraged ethnic hatred in such countries as Russia, Romania, and the former Yugoslavia"-Publisher's description]
