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La désoccidentalisation du monde a commencé. L'Occident qui se croyait superpuissant se découvre déficient. Aux conséquences de l'arrogance (guerre en Irak, crise financière, péril climatique) succèdent les crises de l'impuissance (incapacité politique, crise identitaire, crainte des classes moyennes). Comment alors continuer à croire et à porter ses idéaux de liberté et de démocratie ? D'abord, en prenant la mesure exacte de cette désoccidentalisation du monde, de l'impuissance économique et symbolique dans laquelle sont plongés l'Europe et les Etats-Unis. Ensuite, en comprenant que ceux qui sont souvent désignés comme coupables ne sont pas les ennemis de l'Occident. Le monde arabe en général et la rive sud de la Méditerranée en particulier, à l'issue de la transition qu'ils traversent, seront de vrais partenaires. La Chine, elle, construit une nouvelle Grande Muraille économique et politique avec l'Asie du Sud-Est, qui impose à l'Europe et à l'Occident de réinventer un projet. Soucieux d'expliquer le monde qui vient sans le filtre des clivages idéologiques convenus, réfléchissant à toutes les échelles, nourri d'économie, de géopolitique, mais aussi de littérature, cet essai d'analyse et de conviction fait entendre une voix originale dans le débat public.
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A provocative analysis of how genocides result from the expansion of Western civilization.
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History of philosophy --- Civilization, Western. --- Westliche Welt.
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Western civilization’s rise to global dominance is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five centuries. How did the West overtake its Eastern rivals? And has the zenith of Western power now passed? Acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson argues that beginning in the fifteenth century, the West developed six powerful new concepts, or “killer applications”—competition, science, the rule of law, modern medicine, consumerism, and the work ethic—that the Rest lacked, allowing it to surge past all other competitors. Yet now, Ferguson shows how the Rest have downloaded the killer apps the West once monopolized, while the West has literally lost faith in itself. Chronicling the rise and fall of empires alongside clashes (and fusions) of civilizations, Civilization: The West and the Rest recasts world history with force and wit. Boldly argued and teeming with memorable characters, this is Ferguson at his very best.
Civilization, Western --- World politics --- International relations --- Hegemony
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Civilisation occidentale. --- Civilization, Western. --- Critical theory. --- Genocide. --- Génocide. --- Théorie critique.
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This book reflects on Western humanity's efforts to escape from history and its terrors--from the existential condition and natural disasters to the endless succession of wars and other man-made catastrophes. Drawing on historical episodes ranging from antiquity to the recent past, and combining them with literary examples and personal reflections, Teofilo Ruiz explores the embrace of religious experiences, the pursuit of worldly success and pleasures, and the quest for beauty and knowledge as three primary responses to the individual and collective nightmares of history. The result is a profound meditation on how men and women in Western society sought (and still seek) to make meaning of the world and its disturbing history. In chapters that range widely across Western history and culture, The Terror of History takes up religion, the material world, and the world of art and knowledge. "Religion and the World to Come" examines orthodox and heterodox forms of spirituality, apocalyptic movements, mysticism, supernatural beliefs, and many forms of esotericism, including magic, alchemy, astrology, and witchcraft. "The World of Matter and the Senses" considers material riches, festivals and carnivals, sports, sex, and utopian communities. Finally, "The Lure of Beauty and Knowledge" looks at cultural productions of all sorts, from art to scholarship. Combining astonishing historical breadth with a personal and accessible narrative style, The Terror of History is a moving testimony to the incredibly diverse ways humans have sought to cope with their frightening history.
Civilization, Western. --- Uncertainty --- Terror --- Disasters --- Adjustment (Psychology) --- Social aspects --- History.
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Islam and politics. --- Muslims --- Civilization, Western --- Political activity. --- Islamic influences.
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John Hobson challenges the ethnocentric bias of mainstream accounts of the Rise of the West. It is often assumed that since Ancient Greek times Europeans have pioneered their own development, and that the East has been a passive by-stander in the story of progressive world history. Hobson argues that there were two processes that enabled the Rise of the 'Oriental West'. First, each major developmental turning point in Europe was informed in large part by the assimilation of Eastern inventions (e.g. ideas, technologies and institutions) which diffused from the more advanced East across the Eastern-led global economy between 500-1800. Second, the construction of European identity after 1453 led to imperialism, through which Europeans appropriated many Eastern resources (land, labour and markets). Hobson's book thus propels the hitherto marginalised Eastern peoples to the forefront of the story of progress in world history.
East and West. --- Civilization, Western --- History. --- History of civilization --- East and West --- Civilization, Oriental --- Occident and Orient --- Orient and Occident --- West and East --- Eastern question --- History --- Asian influences --- Oriental influences --- Western influences --- Civilisation occidentale --- Orient et Occident --- Histoire --- Civilization [Western ] --- Civilization, Oriental. --- Civilization, Western -- History. --- Civilization, Western. --- History & Archaeology --- History - General --- Civilization, Occidental --- Occidental civilization --- Western civilization --- Social Sciences --- Sociology --- Eurocentrisme --- Influence orientale
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Civilization, Modern --- Civilization, Western --- German literature --- Modernism (Literature). --- History and criticism.
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"If China suddenly democratised, would it cease being labelled as a threat? This ... book argues that fears of China often say as much about those who hold them as they do about the rising power itself. It focuses not on the usual trope of economic and military might, but on China's growing cultural influence and the connections between China's domestic politics and its attempts to brand itself internationally. Using examples from film, education, media, politics, and art, Who's Afraid of China? is both an introduction to Chinese soft power and a critical analysis of international reaction to it. It examines how the West's own past, hopes, and fears shape the way it thinks about and engages with China and argues that the rising power touches a nerve in the Western psyche, presenting a fundamental challenge to ideas about modernity, history, and international relations."--Publisher's website.
Civilization, Western --- Chinese influences. --- China --- Foreign relations --- Relations. --- Foreign public opinion. --- Civilization. --- International relations. --- Relations
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