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Left in Dark Times

A Stand Against the New Barbarism

Bernard-Henri Lévy Benjamin Moser

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English
Random House
01 April 2010
A L.A. Times bestseller appealing to readers interested in politics and the state of the world.

In this unprecedented critique, Bernard-Henri Levy revisits his political roots, scrutinizes the totalitarianisms of the past as well as those on the horizon, and argues powerfully for a new political and moral vision for our times. Are human rights Western or universal? Does anti-Semitism have a future, and, if so, what will it look like? And how is it that progressives themselves-those who in the past defended individual rights and fought fascism-have now become the breeding ground for new kinds of dangerous attitudes- an unthinking loathing of Israel; an obsessive anti-Americanism; an idea of ""tolerance"" that, in its justification of Islamic fanaticism, for example, could become the ""cemetery of democracies""; and an indifference, masked by relativism, to the greatest human tragedies facing the world today?

At a time of ideological and political transition in America, Left in Dark Times articulates the threats we all face-in many cases without our even being aware of it-and offers a powerful new vision for progressives everywhere.
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Imprint:   Random House
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 201mm,  Width: 133mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   215g
ISBN:   9780812974720
ISBN 10:   0812974727
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Left in Dark Times: A Stand Against the New Barbarism

[L vy's] memories interlace with reflections on his long career of political activism . . . and are studded with passionately held positions on every issue current on the world stage. Whether or not you agree with him . . . you will be convinced of this: Ideas matter to him. --New York Observer L vy offers as fine a description as you're likely to find anywhere of what the conventional international left . . . has adopted as its worldview. . . . [His] discussion of contemporary anti-Semitism is sophisticated, detailed and convincing. --Los Angeles Times Continually asking himself as well as others to confront the hard questions, [L vy] produces a text that . . . readers will find highly absorbing. --New York Times Book Review Moving and inspiring . . . When political leaders commit atrocities, intellectuals remind the world of right and wrong. . . . Bernard-Henri L vy, perhaps the most prominent intellectual in France today, seeks to revive this tradition of speaking truth to power. --Boston Globe


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