Die Politik des 20. Jahrhunderts ist ein Kapitel der Religionsgeschichte. Mit dieser Einsicht leitet John Gray seinen Abriss moderner politischer Ideen von der Antike bis in die Gegenwart ein.

Furios und in verblüffender Evidenz stellt Gray dar, wie sehr sich islamische oder christliche Fundamentalisten und neoliberale Turbokapitalisten, die Jakobiner im Frankreich des späten 18. Jahrhunderts, die Nationalsozialisten und die US-amerikanische Bush-Regierung ähneln.

Die von Utopien geschundene Welt lässt sich im 21. Jahrhundert nur noch durch eine globale Realpolitik vor dem Untergang bewahren.

Informationen zum Autor John Gray's most recent books are Straw Dogs (' That rarest of things, a contemporary work of philosophy, wholly accessible and profoundly relevant to the rapidly evolving world' - Will Self), Al-Qaeda and What It Means To Be Modern (' The most arresting account I have read of our current crisis ', Ian McEwan) and Heresies. Klappentext John Gray s most recent books are Straw Dogs ( That rarest of things, a contemporary work of philosophy, wholly accessible and profoundly relevant to the rapidly evolving world - Will Self), Al-Qaeda and What It Means To Be Modern ( The most arresting account I have read of our current crisis , Ian McEwan) and Heresies. Zusammenfassung Tears down the religious, political and secular beliefs that we insist are fundamental to human project. This title examines interaction of terrorism, declining world resources, human myths of redemption and a flawed belief in Western democracy, and shows us how a misplaced faith in our ability to improve the world has actually made it far worse.

Autorentext
John Gray's most recent books are Straw Dogs ('That rarest of things, a contemporary work of philosophy, wholly accessible and profoundly relevant to the rapidly evolving world' - Will Self), Al-Qaeda and What It Means To Be Modern ('The most arresting account I have read of our current crisis', Ian McEwan) and Heresies.

Klappentext

John Gray s most recent books are Straw Dogs ( That rarest of things, a contemporary work of philosophy, wholly accessible and profoundly relevant to the rapidly evolving world - Will Self), Al-Qaeda and What It Means To Be Modern ( The most arresting account I have read of our current crisis , Ian McEwan) and Heresies.

Zusammenfassung
Tears down the religious, political and secular beliefs that we insist are fundamental to human project. This title examines interaction of terrorism, declining world resources, human myths of redemption and a flawed belief in Western democracy, and shows us how a misplaced faith in our ability to improve the world has actually made it far worse.