Bibliograph

The empire and the five kings, America's abdication and the fate of the world, Bernard-Henri Lévy ; translated by Steven B. Kennedy

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The empire and the five kings, America's abdication and the fate of the world, Bernard-Henri Lévy ; translated by Steven B. Kennedy

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The empire and the five kings

Oclc number

1043391947

Responsibility statement

Bernard-Henri Lévy ; translated by Steven B. Kennedy

Sub title

America's abdication and the fate of the world

Summary

"The Empire and the Five Kings is a cri de coeur that draws upon lessons from history and the eternal touchstones of human culture to reveal the stakes facing the West as America retreats from its leadership role, a process that did not begin with Donald Trump's presidency and is not likely to end with him. The crisis is one whose roots can be found as far back as antiquity and whose resolution will require the West to find a new way forward if its principles and values are to survive."--Jacket flap

Table Of Contents

Prologue: on Dove's feet, the Kurds -- The latest news from the empire. Hegel's ghost ; How the word came to America ; Lest I forget you, Jerusalem, Aeneas, Virgil ; Jeremy Bentham and the web ; Thus spake the empire of the eye and of nothingness -- Five kingdoms on the offensive. The earth shook in Kurdistan ; Herodotus's trap ; Dante, Abraham, and the war of the five kings ; The brown wave ; The specters' ball -- Epilogue: where does the sea go at ebb tide?

Target audience

adult

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