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Terror and Liberalism

Paul Berman

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English
Norton
08 January 2010
One of our most brilliant public intellectuals, Paul Berman has spent his career writing on revolutionary movements and their totalitarian aspects. Here he argues that, in the terror war, we are not facing a battle of the West against Islam? clash of civilizations. We are facing, instead, the same battle that tore apart Europe during most of the twentieth century, only in a new version. It is the clash of liberalism and its enemies?he battle between freedom and totalitarianism that arose in Europe many years ago and spread to the Muslim world.

The author considers the wars against fascism and communism from the past, and draws cautionary lessons. But he also draws from those past experiences a liberal program for the present? program that departs in fundamental respects from the policies of the Bush administration.

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Imprint:   Norton
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 211mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   252g
ISBN:   9780393325553
ISBN 10:   0393325555
Pages:   240
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Terror and Liberalism

Full of good, smart moments. -- Kirkus Reviews Forceful and persuasive. -- Washington Post Book World An accomplished intellectual history...This book has insights for everyone across the political spectrum who seeks a better understanding of the present danger. -- National Review One of the most challenging accounts of the post-9/11 world. -- New York Times An achievement...practical, yet analytical. -- The Nation A compelling [and] powerful book. -- Newsletter of the Social Democrats USA A damning indictment of bad leftism...a smart [and] honest book that should be read. -- The Weekly Standard An engaging, delusion-busting history primer. -- Village Voice Berman connects the dots of world fascism...Policymakers everywhere should bone up on his discoveries and take heed. -- Philadelphia Inquirer Berman is one of the most elegant and provacative thinkers to emerge from America's New Left. -- Salon Berman makes a compelling case. -- New York Times Book Review Berman's book is penetrating, insightful, honest, erudite...it is always intense. -- Washington Monthly Breaks its bounds...As a thinker [and] as a writer, Berman begins to cast a spell. -- Bookforum Brilliant, stirring. -- Dallas Morning News There is much to admire in Berman's book...[a] valuable contribution. -- The New York Review Wonderfully rich and illuminating. -- Wall Street Journal A fluid and lucid essay by one of America's best exponents of recent intellectual history. -- The Economist


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