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The West

The History of an Idea

By: Georgios Varouxakis

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The West

The History of an Idea

By: Georgios Varouxakis

A comprehensive intellectual history of the idea of the West How did "the West" come to be used as a collective self-designation signaling political and cultural commonality? When did "Westerners" begin to refer to themselves in this way? Was the idea handed down from the ancient Greeks, or coined by nineteenth-century imperialists? Neither, writes Georgios Varouxakis in The West, his ambitious and fascinating genealogy of the idea. "The West" was not used by Plato, Cicero, Locke, Mill, or other canonized figures of what we today call the Western tradition. It was not first wielded by empire-builders. It was, Varouxakis shows, decisively promoted in the 1840s by the French philosopher Auguste Comte (whose political project, incidentally, was passionately anti-imperialist). The need for the use of the term"the West" emerged to avoid the confusing or unwanted consequences of the use of "Europe." The two overlapped, but were not identical, with the West used to exclude certain "others" within Europe as well as to include the Americas. After examining the origins, Varouxakis traces the many and often surprising changes in the ways in which the West has been understood, and the different intentions and repercussions related to a series of these contested definitions. While other theories of the West consider only particular aspects of the concept and its history (if only in order to take aim at its reputation), Varouxakis's analysis offers a comprehensive, multilayered account that reaches to the present day, exploring the multiplicity of current and prospective meanings. He concludes with an examination of how, since 2022, definitions and membership in the West are being reworked to include Ukraine, as the evolution and redefinition continue.

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Contemporary France

An Introduction to French Politics and Society

By: David Howarth,Georgios Varouxakis

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Contemporary France

An Introduction to French Politics and Society

By: David Howarth,Georgios Varouxakis

At least since the French Revolution, France has the peculair distinction of simultaneously fascinating, charming and exasperating its neighbours and foreign observers. Contemporary France provides an essential introduction for students of French politics and society, exploring contemporary developments while placing them in a deeper historical, intellectual, cultural and social context that makes for insightful analysis. Thus, chapters on France's economic policy and welfare state, its foreign and European policies and its political movements and recent institutional developments are informed by an analysis of the country's unique political and institutional traditions, distinct forms of nationalism and citizenship, dynamic intellectual life and recent social trends. Summaries of key political, economic and social movements and events are displayed as exhibits.

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1134659199

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9781134659197

Contemporary France

An Introduction to French Politics and Society

By: David R. Howarth,David J. Howarth,David Howarth,Georgios Varouxakis

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Contemporary France

An Introduction to French Politics and Society

By: David R. Howarth,David J. Howarth,David Howarth,Georgios Varouxakis

Contemporary France is a handbook covering most of the major features of French politics and society. The book is up-to-date, exploring the latest political and social developments and trends while at the same time placing them in a deeper historical, intellectual, cultural and social context that makes for insightful analysis.

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0340741872

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9780340741870

Contemporary France

An Introduction to French Politics and Society

By: Howarth David,Georgios Varouxakis,Chris Reynolds

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Contemporary France

An Introduction to French Politics and Society

By: Howarth David,Georgios Varouxakis,Chris Reynolds

Contemporary France provides an essential introduction for students of French politics and society. Contemporary developments are explored but placed within the deeper historical, intellectual, cultural and social context that makes for insightful analysis. This second edition has been fully updated to cover the new issues and important changes that have arisen in the last decade. These include: the presidencies of Sarkozy and Hollande and their impact on French society political secularity – laicité - and the continuing debate surrounding the headscarf ban the financial crisis and the subsequent rise of déclinisme the 2005 riots in the banlieues and the broader but linked issue of youth unemployment cultural policy -l'exception francaise France's relations with its former colonies and its changing place on the international scene. This new edition is also supported by a free companion website. This contains additional resources including multiple-choice exercises and annotated bibliographies linked to each chapter to guide further study. Contemporary France is an invaluable resource for all undergraduate students of French. The authoritative background information provides a solid foundation and a springboard for further study.

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