The Devil in History – Communism, Fascism, and Some Lessons of the Twentieth Century
Autor Vladimir Tismaneanuen Limba Engleză Hardback – 7 sep 2012
The author discusses thinkers who have shaped contemporary understanding of totalitarian movements-people such as Hannah Arendt, Raymond Aron, Isaiah Berlin, Albert Camus, Franois Furet, Tony Judt, Ian Kershaw, Leszek Kolakowski, Richard Pipes, and Robert C. Tucker. As much a theoretical analysis of the practical philosophies of Marxism-Leninism and Fascism as it is a political biography of particular figures, this book deals with the incarnation of diabolically nihilistic principles of human subjugation and conditioning in the name of presumably pure and purifying goals. Ultimately, the author claims that no ideological commitment, no matter how absorbing, should ever prevail over the sanctity of human life. He comes to the conclusion that no party, movement, or leader holds the right to dictate to the followers to renounce their critical faculties and to embrace a pseudo-miraculous, a mystically self-centered, delusional vision of mandatory happiness.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780520239722
ISBN-10: 0520239725
Pagini: 326
Dimensiuni: 159 x 231 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: University of California Press
ISBN-10: 0520239725
Pagini: 326
Dimensiuni: 159 x 231 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: University of California Press
Descriere
Offers an analysis of the relationship between communism and fascism. This title examines the ideological appeal of these radical, revolutionary political movements, the visions of salvation and revolution they pursued, the value and types of charisma of leaders within these political movements, and their legacies in contemporary politics.