In Search of Lost Meaning : The New Eastern Europe

English

ISBN: 0520269233

EAN: 9780520269231

Category: Social Science / Sociology / General/Political Science / World / European/Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy/

Publisher: University of California Press

Release Date: 05/31/2011

Synopsis: In this new collection of essays, Adam Michnik--one of Europes leading dissidents--traces the post-cold-war transformation of Eastern Europe. He writes again in opposition, this time to post-communist elites and European Union bureaucrats. Composed of history, memoir, and political critique,In Search of Lost Meaningshines a spotlight on the changes in Poland and the Eastern Bloc in the post-1989 years. Michnik asks what mistakes were made and what we can learn from climactic events in Polands past, in its literature, and the histories of Central and Eastern Europe. He calls attention to pivotal moments in which central figures like Lech Walesa and political movements like Solidarity came into being, how these movements attempted to uproot the past, and how subsequent events have ultimately challenged Polands enduring ethical legacy of morality and liberalism. Reflecting on the most recent efforts to grapple with Polands Jewish history and residual guilt, this profoundly important book throws light not only on recent events, but also on the thinking of one of their most important protagonists.

In Search of Lost Meaning : The New Eastern Europe

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.88 inches

Width: 6.25 inches

Length: 9.25 inches

Weight: 17.04 oz

Pages: 248