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The Fatal Conceit of the West
The fatal conceit of the west is discerned when academics affiliated to the intellectual mores of German idealism begin to conceive of power relations outside of history. Think Kissenger, Hegel or worse yet, Francis Fukuyama’s ‘End of History’ charade. Let’s … Continue reading →
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Tagged Autocracies, Barbara Tuchman, Crimea, End of History, Eurasia, Francis Fukuyama, Germany, Idealism, Kissenger, Poland, Putin, Realpolitik
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What Links The Atavism Of Anarchist’s & Militant Muslims?
I have written on Barbara Tuchman’s great book “The Proud Tower”, by far a much better book than the “Gun’s Of August”. Tuchman’s analysis of 18th through 19th century anarchists is a must read for anyone seriously engaged in understanding … Continue reading →
Posted in Charles Mackay's Delusions & Mania's, Ethics, Identity Development, International Relations, Islam, Morality, Satan/Evil, Terrorism
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Tagged Apocalyptic Millennarians, Banality of Evil, Barbara Tuchman, Breivik, fetish medievalism, Guns of August, Heaven on Earth, Mass Murder, Norway, Proud Tower, Richard Landes, Varieties of Millennial Experience
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The Anarchist: Revolutionary Politics
Very few people outside of academia have ever read ‘The Proud Tower’ by Barbara Tuchman which is depressing given the fine account she renders of Europe twenty-five years before the cataclysm that was the Great War (WWI). Here we find … Continue reading →
Posted in Central Asia, Charles Mackay's Delusions & Mania's, Frontier, Hitler, Identity Development, International Relations, Morality, Satan/Evil, Terrorism
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Tagged Anarchist, Barbara Tuchman, Head, Hitler, Peter rachkovsky, Revolutionary Politics, The Proud Tower, The World That Never Was
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