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The End of "Isms"?

by edited by Alexsandras Shtromas

This volume considers the state of, and future prospects for, the politics of ideology after the collapse of communism in the former USSR and east Europe. The contributors explore this topic with regard both to the universal intellectual trends and the specific ideological situations in the major countries and regions of the contemporary world. Some contributors regard the history of the modern state as a voyage towards a perfect condition of things and believe that this voyage will continue unabated, despite the fall of communism. Others, however, think that politics of ideology has lived its day and is now in the process of being replaced by the 'politics of modesty' concentrating on limited and pragmatically defined pursuits.