Balkanization of the West - The Confluence of Postmodernism and Postcommunism

Zusatztext `The Balkanization of the West is academia at its most provocative and committed! an attempt to pull postmodernism out of theoretical abstraction and invest it with the beginnings of political action.' - Langauge Intl Informationen zum Autor Stjepan Meštrovi? is Professor of Sociology at Texas A&M University. Klappentext Passionate, vigorous and uncompromising this book takes the lid off the confused Western response to the Balkan war. The author raises a series of timely and acute questions about the future of postmodernism and postcommunism. The author claims that the Balkan war has de-railed the movement for unification in Europe. The Islamic world has seen that the West is quite willing to bomb Muslim targets, from Iraq to Somalia, but absolutely unwilling to wage a `just war' to save the Bosnian Muslims. He concludes that the Balkan war is a key catalyst in the unravelling of the West. Zusammenfassung This book takes the lid off the confused Western response to the Balkan war. The author raises a series of timely and acute questions about the future of postmodernism and postcommunism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 From the postmodern culture of fun to the grim realities of Postcommunism 2 Still hunting Nazis, and losing reality 3 Unwelcome alternatives 4 The postmodernist as voyeur 5 The end of morality? 6 What went wrong with the Enlightenment project? 7 What would a genuine post-Marxism be like? 8 Conclusions

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• Authors: S. Mestrovic, Stjepan Mestrovic, Stjepan G. Mestrovic, Stjepan Mestrovi''c, Stjepan G. Mestrovi''c, Mestrovic Stjep
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.04.1994
• EAN: 9780415087551
• ISBN: 978-0-415-08755-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Society & culture: general, Politics & government, Politics and government, Society and culture: general