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Counter-Revolution: Liberal Europe in Retreat 1st Edition

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Is Europe disintegrating? Can open society survive? How to overcome the economic crisis? Will Europeans feel secure again?

 Counter Revolution is a bold attempt to make sense of the extraordinary events taking place in Europe today. It examines the counter-revolution developing in Europe, exploring its roots and implications.

The book takes the form of a series of heartfelt letters to the late European guru Ralf Dahrendorf. Several months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Dahrendorf wrote a book fashioned on Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France. Like Burke, he chose to put his analysis in the form of a letter, reflecting on the implications of the turbulent period around 1989. Thirty years' later, and faced with an equally turbulent period, Jan Zielonka asks: what next?

This is not a book on populism, however: it is a book about liberalism. Populism has become a favourite topic within liberal circles and few have exposed populist deceptions and dangers better than liberal writers. Yet, liberals have shown themselves better at finger-pointing than at self-reflection. This book addresses the imbalance; it is a self-critical book by a life-time liberal.

 Counter-Revolution suggests that Europe and its liberal project need to be reinvented and recreated. There is no simple way back. Europe failed to adjust to enormous geopolitical, economic, and technological changes that swept the continent over the past three decades. European models of democracy, capitalism, and integration are not in sync with new complex networks of cities, bankers, terrorists, or migrants. Liberal values that made Europe thrive for many decades have been betrayed. The escalation of emotions, myths, and ordinary lies left little space for reason, deliberation, and conciliation. This book examines these different aspects, proposing a way out of the labyrinth.
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    0198806566
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    978-0198806561
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Oxford University Press
  5. Publication date
    April 7, 2018
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.8 x 5.2 inches
  8. Print length
    176 pages
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"[An] insightful critique of modern liberalism... that inspires reflection and encourages action from all major political affiliations."--Library Journal

"This book would be ideal for a group study, as many of the questions posed are philosophical in nature and deeply layered. A perceptive if wordy account of contemporary European politics that inspires reflection and encourages action from all major political affiliations."-- Kathleen Dupré

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This book is a bold attempt to make sense of the extraordinary events taking place in present-day Europe.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (April 7, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0198806566
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0198806561
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.8 x 5.2 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Martin18034567
5.0 out of 5 stars Beeindruckend!
Reviewed in Germany on March 5, 2018
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Der Autor, Professor für Europäische Politik an der Universität Oxford, präsentiert hier ein simpel erscheinendes, wenngleich beeindruckendes Argument: Das Selbstverständnis der 'Liberalsten' und die pervertierte Anwendung grundliberaler Konzepte im Zuge zunehmender Globalisierung, Digitalisierung und Urbanisierung als Kern des Problems (Aufstieg populistischer Strömungen in Europa). Auf der Suche nach Lösungsansätzen schlägt der Autor ein Neuverständnis liberaler Konzepte und Governance Formen vor. Für EU Interessierte die jenseits des einfachen 'Populisten-bashings' lesen möchten, Pflichtliteratur und brandaktuell.
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Peterdee
5.0 out of 5 stars Worry and Resist
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 18, 2018
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Timely call to worry and resist, as populist extremism threatens our liberties.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Buy it
Reviewed in Germany on August 2, 2018
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Opens your eyes
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maximilian r.
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I have read in the past time
Reviewed in Germany on November 16, 2020
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Definitely a must-read! This book is about a liberal (Jan Zielonka) criticizing liberal politicians and liberal policies. Absolute must-read for every liberal or politics-nerd who is interested in reasonable and self-reflected critics of liberal politics from an intellectual liberal
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