The Tainted Source: The Undemocratic Origins of the European IdeaAn ideology is sweeping Europe and the world which threatens democracy and the rule of law. The post-national ideology, which posits that nation-states are no longer capable of running their own affairs in a modern, interdependent economy, confuses the constitution of a state with the power of its government, and ignores the importance of the sense of community essential to any democratic debate. A rigorous synthesis of historical and philosophical arguments, THE TAINTED SOURCE is a powerful appeal in favour of the constitutional foundations of the liberal order. Post-national structures - multinational companies, 'region-states' and supranational organisations such as the European Union - are corrosive of liberal values, to such an extent that John Laughland makes it devastatingly clear that the post-national ideology formed a crucial core of Nazi economic and political thinking. Like the European ideology of today, it was predicted on dissolving the nation-state and the liberal order. |
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| Titolo | The Tainted Source: The Undemocratic Origins of the European Idea |
| Autore | John Laughland |
| Editore | Little, Brown Book Group, 2016 |
| ISBN | 0751557706, 9780751557701 |
| Lunghezza | 416 pagine |
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