Vaclav Havel (eBook)

Civic Responsibility in the Postmodern Age

James F. Pontuso (Autor)

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2004
192 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4617-1549-8 (ISBN)

Infos

More than any other public figure, VOclav Havel has reflected on the opportunities and dilemmas facing humankind as a result of the collapse of Communism. In VOclav Havel: Civic Responsibility in the Postmodern Age, James F. Pontuso argues that Havel's life as a dissident and political leader, his political philosophy, and his plays must be understood as connected to one another. Pontuso skillfully explores these connections and explains Havel's prescriptions for political life.

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More than any other public figure, VOclav Havel has reflected on the opportunities and dilemmas facing humankind as a result of the Communism's collapse. His life serves as an example of responsible and moral action, even at the cost of much personal suffering. In the first book to bring together Havel's life and work, James Pontuso examines the Czech president's political philosophy. Pontuso argues that Havel's life as a dissident and political leader, his political writings, and his plays are part of a whole and must be understood as intimately connected to one another. In this engaging work, Pontuso skillfully explores these connections and explains Havel's prescriptions for political life.

Autor

James F. Pontuso is Elliott Professor of Political Science at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. He is the author of numerous books and articles on political thought, including Assault on Ideology: Solzhenitsyn's Political Thought.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 A Life like a Work of ArtChapter 3 A Hesitant PhilosopherChapter 4 A Dissident in an "Unnatural" WorldChapter 5 An Ironic PlaywrightChapter 6 Free Markets and Civil Society: Citizen in the Global EconomyChapter 7 An "Untactical" PresidentChapter 8 IndexChapter 9 About the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.8.2004
• Reihe/Serie: 20th Century Political Thinkers
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• ISBN-10: 1-4617-1549-0 / 1461715490
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4617-1549-8 / 9781461715498