عنوان

The fear of barbarians :

(Number (ISBN

0226805786

(Number (ISBN

9780226805788

Erroneous ISBN

0226805751

Erroneous ISBN

9780226805757

Number

b781197

Title Proper

The fear of barbarians :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

beyond the clash of civilizations /

First Statement of Responsibility

Tzvetan Todorov ; translated by Andrew Brown.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Chicago :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Chicago Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2010.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (233 pages)

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Introduction: Between fear and resentment -- Barbarism and civilization -- Collective identities -- The war of the worlds -- Steering between the reefs -- European identity -- Conclusion: Beyond manicheism -- Afterword, 2010.

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The relationship between Western democracies and Islam, rarely entirely comfortable, has in recent years become increasingly tense. A growing immigrant population and worries about cultural and political assimilation--exacerbated by terrorist attacks in the United States, Europe, and around the world--have provoked reams of commentary from all parts of the political spectrum, a frustrating majority of it hyperbolic or even hysterical. In The Fear of Barbarians, Tzvetan Todorov offers a corrective: an analysis of the problem, rooted in Enlightenment values yet open to the claims of cultural difference. Drawing on history, anthropology, and politics, and bringing to bear examples ranging from the murder of Theo van Gogh to the French ban on headscarves, Todorov argues that the West must overcome its fear of Islam if it is to avoid betraying the values it claims to protect. True freedom, Todorov explains, requires us to strike a delicate balance between protecting and imposing cultural values, acknowledging the primacy of the law, and yet strenuously protecting minority views that do not interfere with its aims. --From publisher's description.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

OverDrive, Inc.

Stock Number

2E21187A-3F48-46D9-8D37-9501848D9BF7

Title

Fear of barbarians.

International Standard Book Number

9780226805757

General Material Designation

Peur des barbares.

Language (when part of a heading)

English

Civilization-- Philosophy.

Civilization, Modern-- 1950-

Democracy-- Religious aspects-- Islam.

East and West.

Group identity-- Europe.

Islam and politics.

Manichaeism.

World politics-- 1989-

Civilization-- Philosophy.

Civilization, Modern.

Democracy-- Religious aspects-- Islam.

East and West.

Group identity.

HISTORY-- World.

International relations.

Islam and politics.

Manichaeism.

World politics.

Europe, Relations, Islamic countries.

Islamic countries, Relations, Europe.

Europe.

Islamic countries.

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HIS-- 037000

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Edition

Class number

Book number

Todorov, Tzvetan,1939-2017.

Date of Transaction

20201206195824.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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