Illiberal Europe: Eastern Europe from the Fall of the Berlin Wall to the War in Ukraine
Written by Leon Marc
Narrated by Mark Elstob
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First published in 2009 under the title What's so eastern about Eastern Europe?, this book is much more than a revised and updated version of the first edition. Its presentation of the political and cultural history of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, written in an accessible language is now complemented with recent developments in the region. The new edition digs into the reasons behind the illiberal turn in Poland, Hungary and elsewhere, putting the alleged democratic backslide into the wider context of European populism. Leon Marc offers a new and fresh perspective in explaining the roots of populism and social conservativism in the region, which the book sees in a mixture of historical factors, economic conditions, the heavy burden of Communist legacy, as well as a reaction to contemporary social developments in the West. Drawing on a wide range of literature, the book calls for more sensibility to these underlying causes, critical examination of the true European values, and for a coalition of defenders of Humanism and Judeo-Christian tradition as key pillars of its identity, in order to save Europe and its liberal democracy.
This updated and expanded edition contains a brand new chapter bringing this book up to date with recent events, including Covid-19 and the Ukrainian conflict.
'Comprehensively and concisely, Leon Marc's book presents readers with vital insights into the different dimensions of our common European history and culture' - Professor Dr Jaap W. de Zwaan, Director of the Netherlands Institute of International Relations
Leon Marc
LEON MARC is a diplomat and writer, with a deep interest in history. At the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall he was involved in the democratic movement in his native country and then studied Public Policy and Management in the UK. He later served as Slovenian diplomat in Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal and the Czech Republic, as well as in other positions in the headquarters. He is married to Barbara Blaznik and they have one daughter.
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