Totalitarianism, Globalization, Colonialism

The Destruction of Civilization Since 1914

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book Totalitarianism, Globalization, Colonialism by Harry Redner, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Harry Redner ISBN: 9781351471695
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: July 5, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Harry Redner
ISBN: 9781351471695
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: July 5, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

The century that began in 1914 with the outbreak of the First World War was catastrophic. Over the course of that one-hundred-year span, civilizations were destroyed in the Old World, the New World, and the Third World, the latter represented by China, India, and Islam.In Europe the main agent of destruction was totalitarianism; in America it was globalization, ushered in by modernity; and in the non-Western world it was colonialism, followed later by totalitarianism and globalization. Harry Redner examines each of these processes, providing theoretical and historical accounts of their emergence. He considers the effects of Nazism and Bolshevism on the morale and morals of Europe; studies the effects on the United States of the nation's emergence as a major world power; and describes the impact of modernization on China, India, and Islam as they underwent Europeanization, Sovietization, and Americanization.Redner confronts us with a paradox: in the midst of unprecedented material affluence and organizational efficiency, one that uses advanced technologies and cutting-edge scientific knowledge, we are also sinking into an unprecedented cultural, moral, intellectual, and spiritual decline. He locates the origins of this condition in the violently contradictory processes of the twentieth century.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The century that began in 1914 with the outbreak of the First World War was catastrophic. Over the course of that one-hundred-year span, civilizations were destroyed in the Old World, the New World, and the Third World, the latter represented by China, India, and Islam.In Europe the main agent of destruction was totalitarianism; in America it was globalization, ushered in by modernity; and in the non-Western world it was colonialism, followed later by totalitarianism and globalization. Harry Redner examines each of these processes, providing theoretical and historical accounts of their emergence. He considers the effects of Nazism and Bolshevism on the morale and morals of Europe; studies the effects on the United States of the nation's emergence as a major world power; and describes the impact of modernization on China, India, and Islam as they underwent Europeanization, Sovietization, and Americanization.Redner confronts us with a paradox: in the midst of unprecedented material affluence and organizational efficiency, one that uses advanced technologies and cutting-edge scientific knowledge, we are also sinking into an unprecedented cultural, moral, intellectual, and spiritual decline. He locates the origins of this condition in the violently contradictory processes of the twentieth century.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Lyndon B. Johnson and the Politics of Arms Sales to Israel by Harry Redner
Cover of the book Reading Fabliaux by Harry Redner
Cover of the book Students' Experiences of e-Learning in Higher Education by Harry Redner
Cover of the book George Eliot and Europe by Harry Redner
Cover of the book Coming to Terms with Chance by Harry Redner
Cover of the book Development of Culture, Welfare States and Women's Employment in Europe by Harry Redner
Cover of the book Topic Work In The Primary Scho by Harry Redner
Cover of the book The Anna Freud Tradition by Harry Redner
Cover of the book Embodied Relating by Harry Redner
Cover of the book Conquest and Resistance to Colonialism in Africa by Harry Redner
Cover of the book The Teaching of Science in Primary Schools by Harry Redner
Cover of the book Handbook of International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education by Harry Redner
Cover of the book Routledge Handbook of the History of Sustainability by Harry Redner
Cover of the book Nationalism and Internationalism in Imperial Japan by Harry Redner
Cover of the book Integral Ubuntu Leadership by Harry Redner
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy