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04682aam a2200385 i 4500 001 24D557B478F711ECAF30597D2FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220119010213 008 200912t20212021enk b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1789760909 020 $a 9781789760903 020 $a 1789760917 020 $a 9781789760910 035 $a (OCoLC)1194451920 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d CDX $d OCLCF $d YDXIT $d YDX $d YDXIT $d MNN $d FIE $d SILO 043 $a e------ 050 4 $a JC574.2.E85 $b H37 2021 100 1 $a Hasan, Rumy, $e author. 245 10 $a Modern Europe and the enlightenment / $c Rumy Hasan. 264 4 $a Chicago, IL : $b Sussex Academic Press/Independent Publishers Group $c ââ2021 300 $a xi, 186 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-178) and index. 505 0 $a Core enlightenment values -- Reason -- Human rights -- Religion and secularism -- Freedom of thought and expression -- Political and economic liberalism -- Race -- Women’s rights -- Worker’s rights -- Critics of the enlightenment -- Rights in Western Europe -- Universal human rights and liberal democracy post-World War II -- Race -- Women’s rights -- Children’s rights -- Worker’s rights -- Freedom of expression -- Cultural religious, and socioeconomic issues in Western Europe -- Decolonisation -- Religion -- Legal pluralism -- Social media and hate speech -- Western Europe as a ÌplatformÌ for the developing world -- Consequences -- Former Eastern European communist countries in the EU -- Absence of enlightenment -- The fall of communism and establishment of democracies -- Freedoms and rights -- Religion -- Eastern Europe contra the EU: The challenge of Hungary and Poland -- Eastern Europe’s refusal to act as a platform for the developing world -- Former European Eastern communist countries not in the EU -- Legacies -- Freedoms and rights -- Women’s rights -- Workers’ rights -- Children’s rights -- Religion -- Blasphemy -- The absence of pressure from the EU -- Concluding remarks -- Conclusion -- Modernity and the enlightenment -- Science, religion and the coronavirus pandemic -- Climate change -- The dangers of counter-Enlightenment thinking. 520 $a In June 2019, in an interview given to the Financial Times, Russian President Vladimir Putin baldly declared that the liberal idea had outlived its purpose as the public turned against immigration, open borders and multiculturalism. If liberalism has indeed come into conflict with the interests of the overwhelming majority of the population then evidence should show that it is in retreat. Ipso facto, so should Enlightenment values that underpin liberal democracy. A key aim of the book is to garner evidence. Is the liberal idea characterised by Putin accurate or rather a caricature divorced from reality? Modern Europe and the Enlightenment explores whether the policy stance on the issues outlined above, and a host of similar topics being tackled by European governments, are consonant with Enlightenment values. The Enlightenment covered an array of issues on every aspect of life wherein reason was rigorously applied to solve problems, gain understanding and discover facts. It was a successor to the scientific revolution. The assumption is that the Enlightenment left a profound legacy on Western Europe, which lingers till the present day. The following broad areas of Enlightenment values are covered: reason, human rights, religion and secularism, freedom of expression, political and economic open-mindedness, race, and women's issues. The book examines the extent to which Enlightenment values are adhered to in various parts of modern Europe delineated into Western Europe, the progenitor of the Enlightenment; former communist countries that have joined the European Union; and former communist countries that are not in the EU. Discussion also focuses on the modern Counter-Enlightenment movement. -- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Liberalism $z Europe. 650 0 $a Enlightenment $z Europe. 651 0 $a Europe $x Politics and government. 650 7 $a Enlightenment. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00912527 650 7 $a Liberalism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00997183 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 651 7 $a Europe. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01245064 776 08 $i Online version: $a Hasan, Rumy. $t Modern Europe and the enlightenment. $d Brighton : Sussex Academic Press, 2021 $z 9781782847137 $w (OCoLC)1265061549 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220526015612.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=24D557B478F711ECAF30597D2FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search