The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 effectively ended the division
of Europe into East and West, and the features of our world that
have resulted bear little resemblance to those of the forty years
that preceded the Wall's fall. The rise of a new Europe prompts
many questions, most of which remain to be answered. What does it
all mean? Where is it going to lead? Are we witnessing the
conclusion of an era without seeing anything to replace an old and
admittedly dismal way of life? What will a market economy do to the
social texture of various countries of Central Europe? Will it not
make some rich while many will become poorer than ever? How can the
rule of law be brought about? In this incisive and lucid book, Ralf
Dahrendorf, one of Europe's most distinguished scholars, ponders
these and other equally vexing questions. He regards what has
happened in East Central Europe as a victory for neither of the
social systems that once opposed each other across the Iron
Curtain. Rather, he views these events as a vote for an open
society over a closed society. The continuing conundrum, he argues,
which will plague peoples everywhere, will be how to balance the
need for economic growth with the desire for social justice while
building authentic and enduring democratic institutions.
Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, which includes a new
introduction from the author, is a humane, skeptical, and
anti-utopian work, a manifesto for a radical liberalism in which
the social entitlements of citizenship are as important a condition
of progress as the opportunities for choice. A fascinating study of
change and geopolitics in the modern world, Reflections points the
way towards a new politics for the twenty-first century. Ralf
Dahrendorf, born in Hamburg, Germany in 1929, is a member of
Britain's House of Lords. He was professor of sociology at Hamburg,
Tobingen and Konstanz from 1957 to 1968, and in 1974 moved to
Britain. He has been the director of the London School of
Economics, warden of St. Antony's College, and pro vice-chancellor
of the University of Oxford. He is the author of numerous books,
including The Modern Social Conflict and After 1989: Morals,
Revolution and Civil Society.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2017 |
First published: |
2005 |
Authors: |
Ralf Dahrendorf
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
190 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-53159-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
1-138-53159-6 |
Barcode: |
9781138531598 |
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