A Century of Horrors
Communism, Nazism, and the Uniqueness of the Shoah
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2018
Isi Books (Verlag)
978-1-933859-18-7 (ISBN)
Isi Books (Verlag)
978-1-933859-18-7 (ISBN)
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In examining the horror and destruction caused by both communism and Nazism, Besancon finds that recourse to theology is necessary if we are to achieve even feeble illumination. He also explains why, even with the full knowledge of the extent of communism’s crimes, the uniqueness of the Shoah ought to be accepted without reservation.
The twentieth century bears the indelible imprint of both communism and Nazism. Today, it sometimes seems as if the former is all but forgotten, at least among Western elites, while our cultural memory of the latter is an inextinguishable fire. This inequality is surprising and calls out for explanation, a task the French political thinker Alain Besançon attempts here in a wise and elegant meditation.
In examining the horror and destruction caused by both of these terrible ideologies, Besançon finds that recourse to theology is necessary if we are to achieve even feeble illumination. He also explains why, even with the full knowledge of the extent of communism’s crimes, the uniqueness of the Shoah ought to be accepted without reservation.
The twentieth century bears the indelible imprint of both communism and Nazism. Today, it sometimes seems as if the former is all but forgotten, at least among Western elites, while our cultural memory of the latter is an inextinguishable fire. This inequality is surprising and calls out for explanation, a task the French political thinker Alain Besançon attempts here in a wise and elegant meditation.
In examining the horror and destruction caused by both of these terrible ideologies, Besançon finds that recourse to theology is necessary if we are to achieve even feeble illumination. He also explains why, even with the full knowledge of the extent of communism’s crimes, the uniqueness of the Shoah ought to be accepted without reservation.
Alain Besançon is Director of Studies at LÉcole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. A specialist in Russian politics and intellectual history, he is the author of The Forbidden Image: An Intellectual History of Iconoclasm and The Falsification of the Good: Soloviev and Orwell. This is the fourth book of Besancons to appear in English. Ralph C. Hancock is Professor of Political Science at Brigham Young University. He also translated Philippe Bénétons Equality by Default for ISI Books Crosscurrents series
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.5.2018 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | Ralph C. Hancock |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 202 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-933859-18-0 / 1933859180 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-933859-18-7 / 9781933859187 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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