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Liberties Journal of Culture and Politics is devoted to educating the general public about the history, current trends, and possibilities of culture and politics.

Reissue of an incisive exploration of the many faces of modern nationalism by the esteemed author of On Consolation

Jak se utěšujeme v době nevíry? V řadě úvah o spisovatelích, umělcích, hudebnících a jejich dílech – od knihy Jób a Žalmů po Gustava Mahlera, Alberta Camuse, Prima Leviho a Václava Havla – ukazuje uznávaný spisovatel a historik Michael Ignatieff, jak se muži a ženy v extrémních situacích napříč časem obraceli jeden k druhému, aby získali naději a odolnost. Kniha O útěše obnovuje okamžiky, kdy velké osobnosti našly odvahu postavit se svému osudu a odhodlání pokračovat beze strachu. Jejich příběhy přenáší do současnosti s přesvědčením, že tyto tradice útěchy můžeme oživit, když čelíme úzkosti a nejistotě našeho rozkolísaného jednadvacátého století.

From renowned intellectual and historian Michael Ignatieff comes a moving portrait of artists, writers, politicians, emperors, and poets overcoming tragedy and crisis an ancient tradition of consolation which will resonate with readers in our turbulent times.

Offene Gesellschaften stehen heute zunehmend unter Beschuss … durch populistische Regierungen in den USA, Polen, Italien und auch Ungarn. Dort, in Ungarn, hatte George Soros, einer der erfolgreichsten Börsenprofis aller Zeiten, seine „Central European University“ gegründet. Nach scharfen Angriffen durch Ministerpräsident Viktor Orbán zogen sich die Universität sowie Soros’ Stiftung aus Ungarn zurück. „Für die Verteidigung der offenen Gesellschaft“ versammelt verschiedene Reden und Wortbeiträge von George Soros aus jüngster Zeit. In ihnen schildert er seinen Weg vom Börsenakteur zum Philanthropen, seine Ansichten zu den aktuellsten politischen Entwicklungen in Europa, der Finanzkrise in den USA sowie seine von seinem Mentor Karl Popper inspirierte Philosophie.

Academic freedom-the institutional autonomy of scientific, research and teaching institutions, and the freedom of individual scholars and researchers to pursue controversial research and publish controversial opinions-is a cornerstone of any free society.

Winner of the Zócalo Book Prize A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "Combines powerful moral arguments with superb storytelling." --New Statesman What moral values do we hold in common? As globalization draws us together economically, are the things we value converging or diverging? These twin questions led Michael Ignatieff to embark on a three-year, eight-nation journey in search of an answer. What we share, he found, are what he calls "ordinary virtues": tolerance, forgiveness, trust, and resilience. When conflicts break out, these virtues are easily exploited by the politics of fear and exclusion, reserved for one's own group but denied to others. Yet these ordinary virtues are the key to healing and reconciliation on both a local and global scale. "Makes for illuminating reading." --Simon Winchester, New York Review of Books "Engaging, articulate and richly descriptive... Ignatieff's deft histories, vivid sketches and fascinating interviews are the soul of this important book." --Times Literary Supplement "Deserves praise for wrestling with the devolution of our moral worlds over recent decades." --Los Angeles Review of Books

More than 700 essays were submitted for the 2013 William Hazlitt Essay Prize, covering a vast range of subjects.

Finalist for the 2004 Lionel Gelber Award In the age of terrorism, the temptations of ruthlessness can be overwhelming. But there is also the anxiety that a violent response to violence makes us morally indistinguishable from our enemies. There is perhaps no greater political challenge today than trying to win the war against terrorism without losing our democratic souls. Michael Ignatieff confronts this challenge head-on with a combination of pragmatic idealism, historical sensitivity, and astute political judgment. Ignatieff traces the modern history of terrorism and counter-terrorism from the nihilists of Czarist Russia and the militias of Weimar Germany to the IRA and Al Qaeda. He shows how the most potent response to terror has been force, decisive and direct, but—just as important—restrained. Restraint also gives democracy its strongest weapon: the moral power to endure when the furies of vengeance and hatred are spent. "An impeccably argued case for how to balance security and liberty in the face of the new kind of threat posed by today's terrorists…" —Publishers Weekly