The Unraveling of the West: The Rise of Postmodernism and the Decline of Democracy

by Donald N. Wood

Book Overview

The West is declining, and Wood blames it on the self-implosion of our intellectual cultural heritage. Modernism is collapsing under its own weight, as postmodern ideals eat away at the West's twin pillars of reason and responsibility. Our media-fueled, image-driven, non-linear recasting of the good life has led to the rejection of reason, the enshrinement of greed, ecological debasement, retribalization, and the erosion of democratic mores. Wood...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275981045
• ISBN13: 9780275981044
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.5"