First as tragedy, then as farce /
"In this take-no-prisoners analysis, [the author] frames the moral failures of the modern world in terms of the epoch-making events of the first decade of this century. What he finds is the old one-two punch of history: the jab of tragedy, the righthook of farce. In the attacks of 9/11 and the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Verso,
2009.
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| Summary: | "In this take-no-prisoners analysis, [the author] frames the moral failures of the modern world in terms of the epoch-making events of the first decade of this century. What he finds is the old one-two punch of history: the jab of tragedy, the righthook of farce. In the attacks of 9/11 and the global credit crunch, liberalism died twice: as a political doctrine and as an economic theory"--P. [4] of cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 157 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781844674282 (pbk.) 1844674282 (pbk.) |