| A World Without Meaning: The Crisis of Meaning in International Politics Contributor(s): Laidi, Zaki (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415167183 ISBN-13: 9780415167185 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $65.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: The end of the Cold War marked not only the end of communism, but the emergence of a globalized world order and a crisis in national and ideological meaning. In this provocative and incisive book, Zaki Laidi argues that no power in our globalized world can any longer claim to provide meaning. As people look to old models like nationalism, religion and ethnicity to help them forge an identity, Laidi questions their effectiveness and certainty in a globalized world in a permanent state of flux. Our current inability to make sense of the world reveals an end to a way of thought dating back to the Enlightenment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 909.82 |
| LCCN: 98-2515 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.33" W x 8.51" (0.60 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: In this provocative and incisive book, Zaki Laidi argues that as our world becomes ever larger, our ability to find meaning in it diminishes. With the end of communism came the end of the intimate alliance between power and ideology. No power in our globalised world can any longer claim to provide meaning. In despair we look back to old models (religious traditions, nationalism, ethnicity) to give us a sense of identity. But in a globalised world in a permanent state of flux, just how effective are these old certainties? |