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Autor přesvědčivě zachycuje dynamiku současné krize liberální demokracie a ukazuje, jak hegemonie Západu postupně oslabuje. Do jaké míry doopravdy souvisel ekonomický a geopolitický vzestup západní civilizace s myšlenkami na rozvoj individuální svobody a rovnoprávnou účast občanů na politické moci? Příliš dlouho panuje nepodložené přesvědčení, že vzestup Západu se odehrál na základě všeobecně uznávaných hodnot, které proklamuje a šíří, a že většina obyvatel Západu je samozřejmě chápe a sdílí. A že vítězné tažení demokracie a...

"Gentlemen, we have run out of money. It is time to start thinking."-Sir Ernest Rutherford, winner of the Nobel Prize in Nuclear Physics
"Time to Start Thinking" is a book destined to spark debate among liberals and conservatives alike. Drawing on his decades of exceptional journalism and his connections within Washington and around the world, Luce advances a carefully constructed and controversial argument, backed up by interviews with many of the key players in politics and business, that America is losing its pragmatism - and that the consequences of this may soon leave the country...

An insightful and brilliantly researched book about modern society, and a stirring analysis of how enlightened ideas can be defended from the issues we currently face.

As the world's largest democracy and a rising international economic power, India has long been heralded for its great strides in technology and trade. Yet it is also plagued by poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, and a vast array of other social and economic issues. Here, noted journalist and former Financial Times South Asia bureau chief Edward Luce travels throughout India's many regions, cultures, and religious circles, investigating its fragile balance between tradition and modernity. From meetings with key political figures to fascinating encounters with religious pundits,...

India is poised to become one of the world's three largest economies in the next generation and to overtake China as the world's most populous country by 2032. Here, Edward Luce presents a snapshot of a country undergoing a remarkable transformation that will increasingly affect the rest of the world.