"Professor Etzioni's new book, "From Empire to Community," delivers
on its promise of 6;A new approach to international relations.7;
There is a wonderful quality to his thinking, such that the
visionary and the pragmatic, the very long range and the issues of
the moment are all represented, all related, and often (though not
always) reconciled in a new synthesis. It is especially refreshing
to find that when Professor Etzioni finds that reality will not
mesh with theory, facts are acknowledged rather than swept under
the rug. This book is not about dogma: it is about the hopeful
possibility that an evolving and expanding sense of common need
among peoples and nations can with luck and vision, bring about a
knitting together of a form of global governance that would permit
humankind to address its most urgent issues more effectively: with
less sovereign authority for national states as we have known them,
but greater freedom, combined with enhanced responsibility for
people as individuals and as communities. Professor Etzioni's easy
style of writing - clear, elegant but never pretentious - makes the
book a pleasure to read: not just an intellectual
obligation."--Leon Fuerth, former National Security Advisor to Vice
President Al Gore
"In recent years, Amitai Etzioni has been the most powerful and
persuasive voice for the human values that can only be cultivated
in community. In this new and compelling analysis, he extends his
work to the international arena. Few books have spoken more
eloquently to the heart of our shared humanity, and in an age of
global tension, few have been more necessary. Essential reading for
all those concerned with our ever more fragile
socialecology."
1;Rabbi Professor Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew
Congregations of the Commonwealth
"A thoughtful and timely examination of some of the fundamental
issues that modern society confronts."
1;Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Advisor to
President Jimmy Carter
0;For anyone concerned about the new global challenges and the
current implacable trends in international politics and for those
preoccupied with how we can bring about the needed fundamental
progress, Etzioni7;s book is a refreshing contribution of daring
thoughts, wisdom, and common sense. By contrasting and blending
familiar and well-known institutions with new or exotic concepts,
ideas and notions, Etzioni offers new and useful insights. Here,
reality is round - not square, and its constituent elements
complementary rather than conflicting. It is Thomas Paine
conversing with Confucius that comes to one's mind. But the book is
vibrantly topical. It underlines the need of the legitimating
United Nations also to seek hard power to enforce its resolutions.
As an echo of Kant7;s "Perpetual Peace," Etzioni leads us to the
6;good society7; based on both the Western legal tradition and
social duties deriving from moral suasion. Etzioni is a
bridge-builder by the grace of God.1;
-- Per Stig Moller, Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs
"In" From Empire to Community," Amitai Etzioni applies his
communitarian approach to international affairs and foreign policy,
attacking liberals to his left and neo-conservatives to his right.
He offers a provocative and thoughtful alternative to the
triumphalism that has dominated recent discussions about the future
of American foreign policy."
-- Joseph S. Nye, author of "Soft Power: The Means to Success in
World Politics"
"Amitai Etzioni has constructed a coherent communitarian vision of
international relations. "From Empire to Community" is a pioneering
work of vital importance to the formation of a new way of
international thinking, relevant to policy makers on both sides of
the Atlantic. Safeguarding global goods such as security, human
rights and environmental protection is becoming increasingly vital
in this era of globalization. Amitai Etzioni's new book offers us
an inspiring example of the out-of-the-box thinking that is needed
to confront these challenges. Etzioni brings new diplomatic
challenges into focus, and launches a crucial debate about the sort
of world we are leaving to future generations and how we can best
manage problems and grasp opportunities, in ways that are deemed
legitimate by both American and European societies.
--Dr Jan Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
"In this timely and provocative book, Professor Etzioni offers a
rich compendium of insights and ideas. His vision of a potential
East-West synthesis is particularly compelling. Better still, he is
not afraid to tackle the very real challenge of creating genuine
institutions to govern a potential global polity. A valuable read
for anyone interested in the future of global governance. "
--Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs, Princeton University
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