Fire and Ashes读书介绍
| 类别 | 页数 | 译者 | 网友评分 | 年代 | 出版社 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 书籍 | 224页 | 2020 | Harvard University Press |
| 定价 | 出版日期 | 最近访问 | 访问指数 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBP 18.95 | 2020-02-20 … | 2021-07-27 … | 30 |
In 2005 Michael Ignatieff left his life as a writer and professor at Harvard University to enter the combative world of politics back home in Canada. By 2008, he was leader of the country's Liberal Party and poised--should the governing Conservatives falter--to become Canada's next Prime Minister. It never happened. Today, after a bruising electoral defeat, Ignatieff is back where he started, writing and teaching what he learned.
What did he take away from this crash course in political success and failure? Did a life of thinking about politics prepare him for the real thing? How did he handle it when his own history as a longtime expatriate became a major political issue? Are cynics right to despair about democratic politics? Are idealists right to hope? Ignatieff blends reflection and analysis to portray today's democratic politics as ruthless, unpredictable, unforgiving, and hyper-adversarial.
Rough as it is, Ignatieff argues, democratic politics is a crucible for compromise, and many of the apparent vices of political life, from inconsistency to the fake smile, follow from the necessity of bridging differences in a pluralist society. A compelling account of modern politics as it really is, the book is also a celebration of the political life in all its wild, exuberant variety.
作者简介叶礼庭 Michael Ignatieff (1947- ) 当今世界最具影响力、最敏锐的政治家、知识分子之一。叶礼庭曾任教于剑桥大学、多伦多大学、哈佛大学等校，也曾担任战地记者和政治评论员多年，出任多国政府顾问，提供人权、民主、公共安全和国际事务 方面的深刻洞见。其文章多 见于《纽约书评》《金融时报》《新共和》等媒体，另著有《伯林传》《血缘与归属》《战士的荣耀》《陌生人的需求》等作品。1987年，他的家族回忆录《俄罗斯相册》获得加拿大文学最高荣誉——总督奖；2001年，获乔治·奥威尔奖；2003年，获汉娜·阿伦特奖；2009—2011年间，出任加拿大自由党党魁；2016年11月，获得加拿大平民最高荣誉——加拿大勋章；2016年至今，担任中欧大学校长。汉娜·阿伦特奖评委会认为，叶礼庭对现实世界尤其是动荡地区的变化有着深切的体察，他的文章将政治要务与人...
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