The West Removed
Economics, Democracy, Freedom: A Counter-History of Our Civilization
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Paolo Ercolani | ISBN: | 9788869770913 |
| Publisher: | Mimesis International | Publication: | October 28, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Mimesis International | Language: | English |
| Author: | Paolo Ercolani |
| ISBN: | 9788869770913 |
| Publisher: | Mimesis International |
| Publication: | October 28, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Mimesis International |
| Language: | English |
The seven chapters of this book cover a variety of concepts (liberalism, freedom, Marxism) and classic thinkers (Mill, Marx, Hayek, Popper) in order to disclose several myths we’ve become accustomed to taking for granted in the West. It posits that exploration of these myths is crucial to understanding the essence of the West or, better, to seeing what has been “removed” from the West as the title of this book implies. What emerges is a rigorous and surprising counter-history of our civilization.
The seven chapters of this book cover a variety of concepts (liberalism, freedom, Marxism) and classic thinkers (Mill, Marx, Hayek, Popper) in order to disclose several myths we’ve become accustomed to taking for granted in the West. It posits that exploration of these myths is crucial to understanding the essence of the West or, better, to seeing what has been “removed” from the West as the title of this book implies. What emerges is a rigorous and surprising counter-history of our civilization.
