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Political Journeys
eBook - The OpenDemocracy Essays
ISBN/EAN: 9780863564543
Umbreit-Nr.: 4409932
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 288 S., 1.10 MB
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Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 19.08.2011
Auflage: 1/2011
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Format: EPUB
DRM: Digitales Wasserzeichen
- Zusatztext
- Fred Halliday always combined the broad sweep of modern history, its currents and ideas, with a profound knowledge of modern revolutions, the Middle East and national movements. This collection of columns written for openDemocracy between 2004 and 2009 is proof of a subtle worldview that continues to generate questions: what is the relation between religion, nationalism and progress? Is a new international order possible? When is intervention a force for progress? From the big headline topics like the Iraq war or the Danish cartoons, to the unexpected comparisons, of Tibet and Palestine or Afghanistan and the Falklands, Halliday is a perennially surprising and enlightening guide to the major issues of international politics.
- Kurztext
- "e;Whatever the subjects . . . Halliday's knowledge, imagination, and intellectual independence illuminate them all."e;-Francis Wheen"e;Fred Halliday's Political Journeys range over wide intellectual and political landscapes, with brilliant insights, absorbing narratives, lucid writing, and subtle humour."e;-Sami ZubeidaFred Halliday always combined the broad sweep of modern history, its currents and ideas, with a profound knowledge of modern revolutions, the Middle East, and national movements. This collection of columns written for openDemocracy between 2004 and 2009 is proof of a subtle worldview that continues to generate questions: what is the relation between religion, nationalism, and progress? Is a new international order possible? When is intervention a force for progress?From the big headline topi like the Iraq War or the Danish cartoons, to the unexpected comparisons of Tibet and Palestine, or Afghanistan and the Falklands, Halliday is a perennially surprising and enlightened guide to the major issues of international politi.Fred Halliday (1946-2010) was a leading authority on superpower relations, the Middle East, and international relations theory. He was professor emeritus of international relations at the London School of Economi from 1985 to 2008 and a research professor at the Barcelona Institute for International Studies.
- Autorenportrait
- Fred Halliday (1946 - 2010) was Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the London School of Economics and a research professor at the Barcelona Institute for International Studies. He published over 20 books, including Two Hours that Shook the World and 100 Myths about the Middle East (both by Saqi Books).