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Book Synopsis: "Illuminates the past with a mighty searchlight and clears away mountains of nonsense."―Gabriel Schoenfeld, Wall Street Journal
Robert Conquest has been called by Paul Johnson "our greatest living modern historian." As a new century begins, Conquest offers an illuminating examination of our past failures and a guide to where we should go next. Graced with one of the most acute gifts for political prescience since Orwell, Conquest assigns responsibility for our century’s cataclysms not to impersonal economic or social forces but to the distorted ideologies of revolutionary Marxism and National Socialism. The final, sobering chapters of Reflections on a Ravaged Century concern themselves with some coming storms, notably that of the European Union, which Conquest believes is an economic, cultural, and geographical misconception divisive of the West and doomed to failure. Winner of the Ingersoll Prize; winner of the Richard M. Weaver Prize; a New York Times Notable Book.
"Provides many glowing embers of reasoned and wise argument."―Richard Bernstein, The New York Times "A book that ought to be required reading for everyone about to enter college, and by every member of Congress."―Frank Wilson, Philadelphia Inquirer
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Looking for a captivating book that sheds light on the past and helps us navigate the future? Look no further than "Reflections on a Ravaged Century." This groundbreaking book by acclaimed historian Robert Conquest is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the failures of the past and gain insights into where we should go next.
Conquest's keen political prescience, often compared to that of George Orwell, allows him to pinpoint the root cause of our century's cataclysms. He rejects the notion that impersonal economic or social forces are to blame, instead identifying the distorted ideologies of revolutionary Marxism and National Socialism. Through meticulous research and thoughtful analysis, Conquest dismantles the misconceptions surrounding these ideologies that have wreaked havoc in our history.
The concluding chapters of the book take a sobering look at the challenges lying ahead. Conquest raises concerns about the European Union, portraying it as an economic, cultural, and geographical misconception that threatens to divide the West and eventually fail. His powerful arguments highlight the importance of critically evaluating such institutions and understanding their potential consequences.
Winner of prestigious awards such as the Ingersoll Prize and the Richard M. Weaver Prize, "Reflections on a Ravaged Century" has garnered well-deserved recognition. The New York Times describes it as a book filled with "glowing embers of reasoned and wise argument," while the Philadelphia Inquirer argues that it should be required reading for all college students and members of Congress.
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