Fifty letters from the troubled modern world a philosophical-political diary 2009-2012 / Leonidas Donskis.
| Author/creator | Donskis, Leonidas |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Nordhausen : Verlag Traugott Bautz GmbH, 2013. |
| Description | 199 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Works. Selections |
| Series | Libri nigri ; 24 |
| Contents | 1. The cycle of abuse, or, A grimace of the new Europe -- 2. Trapped by half-truths -- 3. Unnoticed Fascism -- 4. The miraculous year 1989, or, In praise of weakness -- 5. European citizens, or, How the culture of curiosity works -- 6. Memory wars -- 7. Reason or treason? -- 8. The tragedy with fragile signs of hope -- 9. The springtime of our discontents? -- 10. Does the Baltic Region exist? -- 11. The treason of intellectuals, or, An identity crisis? -- 12. We are faster than history, yet slower than a lifetime -- 13. A lonely voice of despair -- 14. The craving for liberty in the Arab world -- 15. Belgique mon amour... -- 16. Freedom and democracy in decline -- 17. Do old-fashioned intellectuals and politics have a future? -- 18. The culture of fear -- 19. The dissonances of realpolitik and human rights -- 20. Postimperialism -- 21. A dangerous delusion -- 22. A new technocratic revolution, or, The end of modern nations? -- 23. Where does memory live? -- 24. Spenglerian fallacy and Europe as mutual rediscovery -- 25. The individuals by default -- 26. The new Russia with the worn-out leader -- 27. Commercialism, or, A cult of brutality and power? -- 28. The end of modern politics? -- 29. Discursive handicap of Central and Eastern Europe -- 30. Remembering a friend of the Baltics -- 31. The blind leading the blind? -- 32. Democrats and dictators -- 33. The revolt of crooks -- 34. The source of success -- 35. Searching for the Europe of Czesław Miłosz -- 36. From the revolution of dilettantes to the managerial revolution -- 37. Human rights and multiculturalism in our troubled world -- 38. Nationalism and postimperial syndrome -- 39. The crisis of liberalism? -- 40. Liquid totalitarianism -- 41. The new class of political entertainers -- 42. The Ukrainian perspective on politics -- 43. It happens overnight -- 44. Is football just another name for politics? -- 45. When treachery becomes virtue -- 46. Criminals in politics -- 47. Is European culture a fantasy? -- 48. Our ambiguous new world, or, Can we reverse a tragedy of the EU? -- 49. A heroic narrative in violation of good conscience -- 50. The inflation of genocide |
| General note | Primarily commentary originally published in The Baltic Times and Ukrainian Week, with additional essays. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | Portions translated from the Lithuanian. |
| Issued in other form | 9783883097992 (pbk.) |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Other title | Baltic times (Rīga, Latvia : 1996) |
| Other title | Ukraïnsʹkyĭ tyz͡hdenʹ. |
| LCCN | 2014386124 |
| ISBN | 9783883098005 (hd. bd. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9783883097992 (pbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |