Placeholder text

Go to cart

Scruton, R: WEST & THE REST

By Roger Scruton

Product Image: Scruton, R: WEST & THE REST

Scruton, R: WEST & THE REST

By Roger Scruton

Only 1 item left in stock
Description
Since last September's terrorist attacks on the United States, a number of explanatory theses have been advanced. But few if any have matched the analytical depth and originality displayed by the noted English philosopher and cultural commentator Roger Scruton in The West and the Rest: Globalization and the Terrorist Threat. In this important monograph, Scruton argues that to comprehend Islamist terrorism, one must understand both the unique historical evolution of the state and the dynamic of globalization. Scruton contends that a fundamental gulf separates those nations that are in some sense the inheritors of the Roman-Christian political tradition and those that are not. Nations outside this political tradition are not really "states" -- which are characterized by the rule of law and the presence of representative political processes -- but fiefdoms secured primarily by power. Most Islamic nations are thus non-states, because Islamic jurisprudence typically rejects the notion that secular government has its own legitimate sphere of authority. Yet migration and other aspects of globalization have inexorably brought peoples living in Islamic non-states into constant contact with the images, products, and peoples of secular, liberal democracies. The West's projection of itself is as titillating as it is threatening and humiliating. Sure to generate debate, The West and the Rest is a powerful contribution to our national conversation about terrorism, civil society, and liberal democracy.
Product details
Number of Pages:
200
Release Date:
2002-09-01
Publication Date:
2002-09-01
Publisher:
ISI Books
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
1882926811
ISBN13:
9781882926817
Weight:
290 g
Height:
134 cm
Width:
194 cm
Thickness:
22 cm

Condition

Show more

Show less
Good
The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
Available immediately
€10,49

Incl. VAT, plus shipping costs

PayPal
Visa
Mastercard
American Express
Only 1 item left in stock

Verified second-hand article

Verified second-hand item

Free shipping from 19€

€10,49