The Balkanization of the West : the confluence of postmodernism and postcommunism
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The Balkanization of the West : the confluence of postmodernism and postcommunism
Routledge, 1994
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-220) and indexes
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ISBN 9780415087544
内容説明
From the perspectives of postmodernism and post-Communism - central to discussion in this work - the butchery in former Yugoslavia is a special case because this violence is occurring in the heart of Europe, a continent which had promised never to tolerate such a bloodbath again. Consideration of "rational" solutions seems incapable of getting to grips with the problem. The author argues that the media have reduced the world audience to a collective voyeur passively watching, monitoring, and observing crimes against humanity in former Yugoslavia. The Balkan war has produced the Balkanization of the West with the leading Western powers seemingly paralyzed by the spectacle of internecine warfare. Mestrovic claims that the Balkan war has derailed the movement for unification in Europe. The Islamic world has seen that the West is quite willing to bomb Muslim targets, from Iraq to Somalia, but absolutely unwilling to wage a "just war" to save the Bosnian Muslims.
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: pbk ISBN 9780415087551
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Passionate, vigorous and uncompromising this book takes the lid off the confused Western response to the Balkan war. The author raises a series of timely and acute questions about the future of postmodernism and postcommunism. The author claims that the Balkan war has de-railed the movement for unification in Europe. The Islamic world has seen that the West is quite willing to bomb Muslim targets, from Iraq to Somalia, but absolutely unwilling to wage a `just war' to save the Bosnian Muslims. He concludes that the Balkan war is a key catalyst in the unravelling of the West.
目次
1 From the postmodern culture of fun to the grim realities of Postcommunism 2 Still hunting Nazis, and losing reality 3 Unwelcome alternatives 4 The postmodernist as voyeur 5 The end of morality? 6 What went wrong with the Enlightenment project? 7 What would a genuine post-Marxism be like? 8 Conclusions
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