| Edition |
Unabridged. |
| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (5hr., 03 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Julian Elfer. |
| Summary |
In his widely acclaimed book Time to Start Thinking, Financial Times chief U.S. columnist and commentator Edward Luce charted the course of America's relative decline, proving to be a prescient voice on our current social and political turmoil. In The Retreat of Western Liberalism, Luce makes a larger statement about the weakening of western hegemony and the crisis of liberal democracy-of which Donald Trump and his European counterparts are not the cause, but a terrifying symptom. Luce argues that we are on a menacing trajectory brought about by ignorance of what it took to build the West, arrogance towards society's economic losers, and complacency about our system's durability-attitudes that have been emerging since the fall of the Berlin Wall. We cannot move forward without a clear diagnosis of what has gone wrong. Combining on-the-ground reporting with intelligent synthesis of the literature and economic analysis, Luce offers a detailed projection of the consequences of the Trump administration, the rise of European populism, and a forward-thinking analysis of what those who believe in enlightenment values must do to defend them from the multiple onslaughts they face in the coming years. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Liberalism.
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Political culture -- Western countries.
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Income distribution -- Western countries.
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Western countries -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Western countries -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
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| Added Author |
Elfer, Julian.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781541429222 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1541429222 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11930836 |
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