The Last Days of Europe: Epitaph for an Old Continent Contributor(s): Laqueur, Walter (Author) |
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ISBN: 031254183X ISBN-13: 9780312541835 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: A lucid analysis, by a European-born master historian, of the demographic and cultural upheaval that is changing the face and character of Europe as we know it. |
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BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Globalization |
Dewey: 940.56 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
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Publisher Description: - In Brussels in 2004, more than 55 percent of the children born were of immigrant parents One of the master historians of twentieth-century Europe, Walter Laqueur is renowned for his gold standard studies of fascism, terrorism, and anti-Semitism. Here he describes how unplanned immigration policies and indifference coinciding with internal political and social crises have led to a continent-wide identity crisis. Self-ghettoization by immigrant groups has caused serious social and political divisions and intense resentment and xenophobia among native Europeans. Worse, widespread educational failure resulting in massive youth unemployment and religious or ideological disdain for the host country have bred extremist violence, as seen in the London and Madrid bombings and the Paris riots. Laqueur urges European policy makers to maintain strict controls with regard to the abuse of democratic freedoms by preachers of hate and to promote education, productive work, and integration among the new immigrants. Written with deep concern and cool analysis by a European-born historian with a gift for explaining complex subjects, this lucid, unflinching analysis will be a must-read for anyone interested in international politics and the so-called clash of civilizations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Laqueur, Walter: - WALTER LAQUEUR served as the director of the Institute of Contemporary History in London and concurrently the chairman of the International Research Council of CSIS in Washington for 30 years. He was also a professor at Georgetown University and the author of more than twenty-five books on Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. He has had articles published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and countless other newspapers worldwide. His books include The Last Days of Europe and After the Fall. |