Out of Control: Global Turmoil on the Eve of the Twenty-first CenturyRarely has there been a book as explosive and challenging as this brilliant analysis of today's massive geopolitical disorder. The triumphant collapse of communism has brought neither economic stability nor social democracy to the former Soviet Union. Nor, for that matter, to the rest of the world. We are living in a time of fragmentation: increasing disunity in Europe, dangerous eruptions in the Islamic republics, growing disparity between the world's rich and poor, and the evils of the "permissive cornucopia" in America which, through overstimulation of material desires and sensual self-gratification, is leading to the collapse of Western moral and spiritual values. In short, we are living in a philosophical climate that is "out of control". It is Zbigniew Brzezinski's firm belief that we must draw both moral and political lessons from the "megadeaths" of the twentieth century, a century in which at least 167 million people were slaughtered in the name of the "politics of organized insanity", or the "metamyths" of such dictators as Hitler, Stalin, and Mao, among others. Unless we can practice selfrestraint derived from a moral commitment in the quest for global democratic "interdependence", we stand destined to risk again our very own survival. |
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Some of the world ' s grandest cities and most precious cultural artifacts were lost
. A significant proportion of humanity ' s intellectual talent was depleted . Entire
communities - notably the artistically and culturally creative Jewish one in Europe
...
Some of the world ' s grandest cities and most precious cultural artifacts were lost
. A significant proportion of humanity ' s intellectual talent was depleted . Entire
communities - notably the artistically and culturally creative Jewish one in Europe
...
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The ethnic and cultural composition of America is changing profoundly . By the
year 2010 , one out of every five Americans is likely to be of Hispanic origin , one
of African or Asian origin , and three of European . By 2050 the ratios are likely to
...
The ethnic and cultural composition of America is changing profoundly . By the
year 2010 , one out of every five Americans is likely to be of Hispanic origin , one
of African or Asian origin , and three of European . By 2050 the ratios are likely to
...
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Viewing that modernity as fundamentally corrupt and as driven by a cultural
capitulation to the most basic sensate impulses , Islamic thinkers are attempting
to develop the concept of an Islamic modernity that would permit Moslem
societies to ...
Viewing that modernity as fundamentally corrupt and as driven by a cultural
capitulation to the most basic sensate impulses , Islamic thinkers are attempting
to develop the concept of an Islamic modernity that would permit Moslem
societies to ...
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OUT OF CONTROL: Global Turmoil on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century
Comentariu Utilizator - KirkusA brilliant and principled analysis of the perilous state of a fractious world as it approaches another millennium. Brzezinski (The Grand Failure, 1989, etc.), director of the National Security ... Citiți recenzia completă
Out of control: global turmoil on the eve of the twenty-first century
Comentariu Utilizator - Not Available - Book VerdictPresident Carter's former national security adviser has produced his fourth book in ten years. The last one, The Grand Failure ( LJ 4/15/89), chronicled the decline of communism. This time, Brzezinski ... Citiți recenzia completă
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The Century of Megadeath | 7 |
The Centrality of Metamyth | 19 |
Coercive Utopia | 32 |
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