Medical doctors driving taxis, architects selling beer on street corners, scientific institutes closed down amid rusting carcasses of industrial plants—these images became common at the turn of the 21st century in many once modern “civilized” countries. In quite a few of them, long-time neighbours came to kill each other, apparently motivated by the newly discovered differences of religion, language, or origin. Civil nationalism gave way to tribal, ethnic, and confessional conflict. Rational arguments of geopolitical nature have been replaced by claims of self-righteousness and moral superiority. These snapshots are not random. They are manifestations of a phenomenon called demodernization that can be observed from the banks of the Neva to the banks of the Euphrates, from the deserts of Central Asia to the English countryside and all the way to the city of Detroit. Demodernization is a growing trend today, but it also has a history. Seventeen scholars, including historians, philosophers, sociologists, and archaeologists, offer their well substantiated views of demodernization. The book is divided into three parts dedicated to conceptual debates as well as historical and contemporary cases. It book provides a wealth of empirical materials and conceptual insights that provide a multi-faceted approach to demodernization.
Yakov Rabkin
Mikhail Minakov
Dr. Mikhail Minakov is Senior Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, Washington DC, as well as editor of the Kennan Institute’s blog Ukraine Focus. He is also editor of the Milan-based Ideology and Politics Journal and philosophy website Koine. Among Minakov’s recent books are From “The Ukraine” to Ukraine (co-edited with Georgii Kasyanov and Matthew Rojansky, ibidem 2021), Post-Soviet Secessionism (co-edited with Daria Isachenko and Gwendolyn Sasse, ibidem 2021), A History of Experience (in Ukrainian, Laurus 2019), Development and Dystopia (ibidem 2018), Photosophy (in Ukrainian, Laurus 2017), and Demodernization (co-edited with Yakov Rabkin, ibidem 2018; in Italian, Ledizioni 2021). His over 90 articles have appeared in, among other journals, Russian Politics and Law, Russian Social Science Review, Southeastern Europe, Transit, Studi slavistici, Mondo economico, Porownania, Neprikosnovennyi zapas, Sententiae, Krytyka, Agora, Ukraina moderna, and Filosofska dumka.
Fabian Zuk
Philippe Genequand
Francisco Rivera
Orit Bashkin
Detlev Quintern
Hitoshi Suzuki
Ilan Pappé
Guy Lanoue
Richard Foltz
Marc Jeandesboz
Olivier Bauer
Jo-Ansie van Wyk
Meir Amor
Jean-Luc Gautero
Marc Goetzmann
Bertrand Cochard
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| Edited by | Yakov Rabkin , Mikhail Minakov |
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| Contributions by | Yakov Rabkin , Mikhail Minakov , Fabian Zuk , Philippe Genequand , Francisco Rivera , Orit Bashkin , Detlev Quintern , Hitoshi Suzuki , Ilan Pappé , Guy Lanoue , Richard Foltz , Marc Jeandesboz , Olivier Bauer , Jo-Ansie van Wyk , Meir Amor , Jean-Luc Gautero , Marc Goetzmann , Bertrand Cochard |
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| Number of Pages | 428 |
| E-book format | PDF |
| e-book DRM | Digital Rights Management - Watermark |
| Language | English |
| Publication date | 31.07.2018 |
| Type | E-Book |
| ISBN | 978-3-8382-7140-8 |
| Product safety information (EU GPSR) | read more |
“This book shows that progress is not linear and cumulative. Rethinking it is a crucial task to ensure a viable future.” —Enrique Barón Crespo, Former President of the European Parliament “Very interesting. I agree with its overall thesis of the barbarity of modern politics, including its militarism, disempowerment and rising inequality.”—Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute and Professor of Economics, Columbia University “Demodernization is an indispensable guide to the world we inhabit and the future we desire.”—Richard Falk, Professor of International Law, Princeton University “This book raises an uncomfortable question that many of us ignore to our peril: are we being pushed back from modernity? This question is fundamental for our future.”—Yuri Akimov, Professor of International Relations, Saint-Petersburg State University “Demodernization may be a new concept – but is it a new reality? This fresh and challenging book produces critical tools for understanding our globalized world.”—Alexander Etkind, Professor of History, European University Institute in Florence “In the midst of an unprecedented global breakdown, this collaborative volume offers a polyphony of insights into the demodernization of our world.”—Yuzo Itagaki, Professor Emeritus of Middle East Studies, University of Tokyo “This original and important volume examines setbacks on the road to a free, just and harmonious world, which not so long ago appeared very close.”—Denys Kiryukhin, Senior Fellow, Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy, Kiev “This book is fascinating and convincing. While every essay discusses a different issue, together they provide a coherent picture of risks of a major regression for humanity.”—Julius Grey, Human Rights lawyer and former Professor of Law, McGill University
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