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Ill Fares the Land: A Treatise on Our Present Discontents. Tony Judt
Tony Judt
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paperback. If we are to replace fear with confidence then we need a different story to tell, about state and society alike: a story that carries moral and political conviction. This book provides that story. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 192.
'Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay' - Oliver Goldsmith Something is profoundly wrong with the way we live today. For thirty years we have made a virtue out of the pursuit of material self-interest: indeed, this very pursuit now constitutes whatever remains of our sense of shared purpose. But we have forgotten how to think about the life we live together: its goals and purposes. We are now not only post-ideological; we have become post-ethical. We have lost touch with the old questions that have defined politics ... Read more
'Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay' - Oliver Goldsmith Something is profoundly wrong with the way we live today. For thirty years we have made a virtue out of the pursuit of material self-interest: indeed, this very pursuit now constitutes whatever remains of our sense of shared purpose. But we have forgotten how to think about the life we live together: its goals and purposes. We are now not only post-ideological; we have become post-ethical. We have lost touch with the old questions that have defined politics ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780718191412
SKU
V9780718191412
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About Tony Judt
At the time of his death, Tony Judt was the Erich Maria Remarque Professor in European Studies at New York University. In 1996 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 2007 a corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. In 2009 Judt was awarded a Special Orwell Prize for Lifetime Achievement for his ... Read more
Reviews for Ill Fares the Land: A Treatise on Our Present Discontents. Tony Judt
Elegant, courageous and deeply humane
Dominic Sandbrook
Sunday Times
One of the most remarkable books on politics to have appeared for a very long time
John Gray
Literary Review
Sinewy analysis and supple prose, as clear and refreshing as a mountain stream
Christopher Silvester
Telegraph
Dominic Sandbrook
Sunday Times
One of the most remarkable books on politics to have appeared for a very long time
John Gray
Literary Review
Sinewy analysis and supple prose, as clear and refreshing as a mountain stream
Christopher Silvester
Telegraph