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Suicide of Reason - by Lee Harris (Paperback)

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  • Whether by choice or not, the West finds itself in a low-grade yet bitter war with Islamic fanaticism.
  • About the Author: Lee Harris is the author of Civilization and Its Enemies: The Next Stage of History and a frequent contributor to Policy Review, the Wall Street Journal's "Opinion Journal," and other publications, both print and online.
  • 312 Pages
  • Political Science, Terrorism

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About the Book



Extraordinarily original and thought-provoking, this book explains the logic of fanatical movements from the Crusades through Nazism to radical Islam. Harris shows why most Western attempts to address the problem are doomed to fail and offers strategies necessary for the West to defend itself.



Book Synopsis



Whether by choice or not, the West finds itself in a low-grade yet bitter war with Islamic fanaticism. It is a war the West is singularly ill-equipped to fight. The foe is resistant to any of the normal methods of conflict resolution such as negotiation, economic sanctions, or conventional armed confrontation. Since the Enlightenment, the West has forgotten how to oppose fanaticism, and it is Lee Harris's goal to remind us what we are up against.

In The Suicide of Reason, he explains the logic of fanatical movements from the Crusades through Nazism to radical Islam; describes how the Enlightenment overcame fanatical thinking in the West; shows why most Western attempts to address the problem are doomed to fail; and offers strategies by which liberal internationalism can defend itself without becoming a mirror of the tribal forces it is trying to defeat.



About the Author



Lee Harris is the author of Civilization and Its Enemies: The Next Stage of History and a frequent contributor to Policy Review, the Wall Street Journal's "Opinion Journal," and other publications, both print and online. He lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.96 Inches (H) x 6.96 Inches (W) x .81 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 312
Genre: Political Science
Sub-Genre: Terrorism
Publisher: Basic Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Lee Harris
Language: English
Street Date: August 1, 2008
TCIN: 87957559
UPC: 9780465010226
Item Number (DPCI): 247-16-3320
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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