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The Retreat of Western Liberalism
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In his widely acclaimed book Time to Start Thinking, Financial Times columnist and commentator Edward Luce charted the course of American economic and geopolitical 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 democratic liberalism - of which Donald Trump and his European counterparts are not the cause, but a 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 losers, and complacency about our system's durability - attitudes that have been emerging since the fall of the Berlin Wall, treated by the West as an absolute triumph over the East.
We cannot move forward without a clear diagnosis of what has gone wrong. Luce contrasts Western democratic and economic ideals, which rest on an assumption of linear progress, with more cyclical views of economic strength - symbolized by the 19th-century fall and present-day rise of the Chinese and Indian economies - and with the dawn of a new multipolar age.
Combining on-the-ground reporting with intelligent synthesis of the vast literature already available, Luce offers a detailed projection of the consequences of the Trump administration 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.
Critic Reviews
"A panorama of the unravelling world order as riveting as any beach read." (New Yorker)
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- Anonymous User
- 26-02-2018
A sharp, insightful book
Although I am not convinced that liberal democracy in its current form is worth saving, Luce's book is nonetheless a rigorous and insightful dissection of current global politics and macroeconomics.
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- MARK WALMSLEY
- 15-09-2018
It’s all Trump’s fault...
Starts out well with some analysis, however book assumes Trump is bad then digs a deep intellectual hole from there. Could it be the US citizens don’t want mass illegal immigration, expensive energy, bailouts for the wealthy, and ‘free trade’ that sends jobs overseas?
Don’t bother with this book.
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