Al Qaeda and What it Means to be Modern
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Al Qaeda and What it Means to be Modern by John Gray
Marx, Mill and a great many economists imbibed the 19th-century Positivist view that every society is destined to go through the same phases of development, ending in a universal civilization based on science, industrial production and secular Enlightenment values. Tracing the impact of this view, via business, politics and academia, Gray argues that September 11 destroyed the idea of globalization as a single pathway to modernity. He also considers the rise and decline of the global free market, the pretensions of economics, the metamorphosis of war and the prospects of an American empire.
'The most exhilarating book I have read since Richard Dawkins The Selfish Gene' J G Ballard 'One of the most consistently interesting and unpredictable thinkers in Britain' Jason Cowley, Observer 'Wholly accessible, and profoundly relevant to the rapidly evolving world we live in'. Will Self, Independent
John Gray is one of the most provocative and controversial thinkers in Britain. He is a regular contributor to the New Statesman, Guardian and other journals.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571219803 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571219802 |
| Title | Al Qaeda and What it Means to be Modern |
| Author | John Gray |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2003-05-19 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
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