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The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity

Door Tariq Ali

Categorie
Filosofie
Boeknummer
#389517-UI13
Titel
The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity
Auteur
Ali, Tariq
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
London/New York : Verso
Jaar van uitgave
2002
ISBN10
1859846793
ISBN13
9781859846797
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, 8vo.
Samenvatting
The inviolability of the American mainland, breached on 9/11/2001 for the first time since 1812, led to extravagant proclamations by the pundits. It was a sudden menace confronting the twenty-first century, an event of unprecedented dimensions, a new world-historical turning point. Tariq Ali challenges these assumptions, arguing instead that what we have experienced is the return of History in a horrific form, with religious symbols playing a part on both sides: 'Allah's revenge', 'God is on Our side', 'God Bless America'. The 'war against terror' is a clash of fundamentalisms, religious versus imperial. Each is honored by time-honored features – a shameless use of disproportional military power by one and a carefully targeted fanaticism by its Other. The two forces are hardly equal.... (Lees verder) One is a product of despair, the other is an empire, whose ability to go to war is a chilling reminder of its place in the world. Contemporary politics is conducted and presented in the elitist style of intelligence agencies: disinformation, false information, exaggeration of enemy strength and capability, explanation of a TV image with a brazen lie and censorship. The aim is to delude and disarm the citizenry. Everything is either over-simplified or reduced to a wearisome incomprehensibility. This wide-ranging book blends history, literature, politics and autobiography to challenge the conformist culture of our times. Ali argues that many of the values proclaimed by the Enlightenment retain their relevance, while portrayals of the American Empire as a new emancipatory project are fatally misguided.
Pagina's
341
Conditie
Goed — Small dent on top corners.
Prijs
€ 15,00

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