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New York Review of Books
′This work is more than a masterpiece, it is a treasure. Profound erudition, eloquence, formidable common sense, a brilliant refutation of Western and non–Western– "terrible simplifiers", this beautiful defense of humanism, pluralism, tolerance, this eloquent critique of manichaeisms and inhumanity (including torture) is, in my opinion, the best of Todorov′s many books, the summary and summa of his work. In less than 200 pages, it is the most irrefutable defense and illustration of the values of the Enlightenment and of their immense relevance to the present condition of the world.′
Stanley Hoffmann, Harvard University
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In this new book Tzvetan Todorov offers an original analysis of the new landscape of fear and resentment that characterizes our world today. He starts by redefining the notions of barbarism and civilization as universal moral categories and explains how they apply to the plurality of cultures; and he distinguishes carefully between various forms of collective identity – cultural, civic and ideological. These conceptual tools enable him to shed fresh light on the current struggle against terrorism and the tensions between communities within Western countries. He invites us to overcome our fears – for fear is a dangerous motive and risks producing an evil that is worse than the evil we initially feared. The fear of the barbarians can turn us into barbarians.
Richly illustrated with examples ranging from Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib to the murder of Theo Van Gogh and the Danish cartoons, this powerful plea for civilized values will be essential reading for anyone concerned with the key challenges facing the world today.
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