{"product_id":"the-retreat-of-western-liberalism-hardcover","title":"The Retreat of Western Liberalism - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Luce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsightful and harrowing . . . lucidly expounds on the erosion of the West's middle classes, the dysfunction among its political and economic elites and the consequences for America and the world.\u003cb\u003e--Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In his widely acclaimed book \u003ci\u003eTime to Start Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e chief US columnist and commentator Edward Luce charted the course of America's relative decline, proving to be a prescient voice on our current social and political turmoil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Retreat of Western Liberalism\u003c\/i\u003e, Luce makes a larger statement about the weakening of western hegemony and the crisis of liberal democracy--of which Donald Trump and his European counterparts are not the cause, but a terrifying symptom. Luce argues that we are on a menacing trajectory brought about by ignorance of what it took to build the West, arrogance towards society's economic losers, and complacency about our system's durability--attitudes that have been emerging since the fall of the Berlin Wall. We cannot move forward without a clear diagnosis of what has gone wrong. Unless the West can rekindle an economy that produces gains for the majority of its people, its political liberties may be doomed. The West's faith in history teaches us to take democracy for granted. Reality tells us something troublingly different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Combining on-the-ground reporting with intelligent synthesis of the literature and economic analysis, Luce offers a detailed projection of the consequences of the Trump administration, the rise of European populism, and a forward-thinking analysis of what those who believe in enlightenment values must do to defend them from the multiple onslaughts they face in the coming years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Luce\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate from Oxford University in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. He worked as a speech writer for the treasury secretary in the Clinton administration, worked as the South Asia bureau chief for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and is based in Washington DC as the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Washington columnist and commentator. He was formerly its Washington bureau chief. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eIn Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757488046368,"sku":"9780802127396","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/47b94bda441a11d870bec6ef4c7603ab_af4f799f-7876-411e-8a1b-9cab2c828947.webp?v=1780104347","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-retreat-of-western-liberalism-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}