The essays collected in Fin de Siecle and Other Essays on America
and Europe cover the political and cultural spectrum of our time,
specifically the rise, fall, and reemergence of radical movements
of what was once called the extreme left and right. If the essays
have a common denominator, it is that they do not join in the
chorus of rejoicing after the end of the cold war. When the Soviet
Empire collapsed and the cold war came to an end, there was a
general celebration similar to the joy expressed after World Wars I
and II. Walter Laqueur, in contrast to many of his peers, realized
that Russia's and Eastern Europe's road to freedom would be, at
best, protracted and arduous with many setbacks. And, as he shows,
ten years after the reforms in the communist world, power, such as
it is, is again in the hands of the communists, or of nationalists
closely cooperating with communists. While they may not be old
Stalinists, their style remains authoritarian, and no one can say
for certain whether the conversion to democracy is
lasting.Throughout Europe the extreme right has reemerged in force
in France, Italy, Russia, and Austria these parties are among the
strongest. While only a few years have passed since the demise of
communism, there is already nostalgia among many in Russia with
regard to the good old days, when vodka was cheap and order
prevailed in the streets. In the West, the positive aspects of
Nazism and fascism are being rediscovered. One might argue that it
should have been obvious that the end of the cold war would in many
ways create new and greater uncertainties rather than a new world
order in international affairs. In certain nations, including the
United States, there has been an unmistakable trend toward
isolationism.How to explain such attitudes? In a brilliant
assemblage of published and hitherto unpublished essays, Laqueur
brings his concerns about these issues in a post-cold war
environment. Essays include: "The Long Way to Europe," "Russian
Nationalism," "In Praise of Menshevism," "The End of the Cold War,"
"Feuchtwanger and Gide," and "The Empire Strikes Out." Laqueur
includes a profile of Andrei Sakharov, who played such a crucial
role in the movement of democratic dissent in the Soviet Union. Fin
de Siecle and Other Essays on America and Europe will be of
significant interest to historians of European and American
culture, sociologists, economists, and political scientists.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
February 2018 |
| First published: |
1997 |
| Editors: |
Walter Laqueur
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
288 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-51006-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-138-51006-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781138510067 |
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