The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
By: Ivan Krastev
4.16
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Why did the West, after winning the Cold War, lose its political balance? In the early 1990s, ho…
Want to Read $ 17.99If you liked the history plot in The Light that Failed: A Reckoning by Ivan Krastev , here is a list of 20 books like this:
1. The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy
By: David Graeber
3.61
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Where does the desire for endless rules, regulations, and bureaucracy come from? How did we come to… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in David Graeber's The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- history
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- sociology
2. A Fortune-Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East
By: Tiziano Terzani
3.50
Format: 31 pages,
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Tiziano Terzani's A Fortune-Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- nonfiction
3. Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
By: Timothy Snyder
4.38
Format: 524 pages, Hardcover
Americans call the Second World War “The Good War.” But before it even began, America’s wartime al… read more
Want to Read $ 15.99Similar categories in Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
"Now we will live!"-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
"Closure is a false harmony, a siren song masquerading as a swan song."-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
"The vast majority of Jews killed in the Holocaust never saw a concentration camp."-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
"When meaning is drawn from killing, the risk is that more killing would bring about more meaning."-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
4. Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right
By: Arlie Russell Hochschild
3.77
Format: 300 pages,
In Strangers in Their Own Land, the renowned sociologist Arlie Hochschild embarks on a thought-prov… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Arlie Russell Hochschild's Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- sociology
5. The Glass Key
By: Dashiell Hammett
4.12
Format: 652 pages,
Paul Madvig was a cheerfully corrupt ward-heeler who aspired to something better: the daughter of S… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Dashiell Hammett's The Glass Key book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
6. This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality
By: Peter Pomerantsev
4.04
Format: 236 pages, Hardcover
Learn how the perception of truth has been weaponized in modern politics with this “insightful” acc… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Peter Pomerantsev's This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- russia
- history
- politics
- psychology
- nonfiction
- society
- sociology
"З багатьох поглядів Ігорю пощастило. Він мав видимість вибору. Майор чітко дав зрозуміти, що він проведе сім років у в’язниці і п’ять на засланні у радянських загумінках, якщо залишиться. Якби він бу…"-Peter Pomerantsev, This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality
"The display, which was called 'Can Democracy Survive the Internet?' was dedicated to a 'global election management' company called Cambridge Analytica. Cambridge Analytica claimed to have gathered 5,…"-Peter Pomerantsev, This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality
"Some of the farm's work reached a level of granularity that stunned Lyudmilla. Two trolls would go on the comments sections of small' provincial newspapers and start chatting about the street they li…"-Peter Pomerantsev, This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality
"Conspiracy theories have long been used to maintain power: the Soviet leadership saw capitalist and counter-revolutionary conspiracies everywhere; the Nazis, Jewish ones. But those conspiracies were …"-Peter Pomerantsev, This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality
7. Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
By: Kim Ghattas
4.40
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Black Wave is a paradigm-shifting recasting of the modern history of the Middle East, telling the l… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Kim Ghattas's Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
"Beyond the headlines about war and death, the region is alive with music, art, books, theater, social entrepreneurship, advocacy, libraries, cafes, bookshops, poetry, and so much more, as old and you…"-Kim Ghattas, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
"If Beirut was the supermarket of the left in the 1970s, where Marxists, communists, Egyptians, Iraqis, and all the Palestinian factions debated and theorized, published and drank in bars arguing over…"-Kim Ghattas, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
"Every king had tried to put his imprint on the city and the mosque; some were worse than others. King Faisal had been a parsimonious man and the expansion works reflected as much—measured and reasona…"-Kim Ghattas, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
"Although our countries have been changed by the hegemonizing influences of both Iran and Saudi Arabia, the headlines in the Western media have always reduced matters of extraordinary depth and comple…"-Kim Ghattas, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
8. Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921
By: Antony Beevor
3.90
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
An epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of … read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Antony Beevor's Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- politics
- russia
- history
- nonfiction
9. Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist
By: Frans de Waal
4.16
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
New York Times best-selling author and world-renowned primatologist Frans de Waal explores sex and … read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Frans de Waal's Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- nonfiction
- sociology
- psychology
10. What Does Israel Fear From Palestine?
By: Raja Shehadeh
4.34
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
A searing reflection on the failures of Israel to treat Palestine and Palestinians as equals, as pa… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Raja Shehadeh's What Does Israel Fear From Palestine? book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
11. How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
By: Steven Levitsky
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Donald Trump's presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we'd be asking: Is ou… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Steven Levitsky's How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- history
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- political science
- society
- sociology
"Authoritarian politicians cast their rivals as criminal, subversive, unpatriotic, or a threat to national security or the existing way of life."-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
"The drift into authoritarianism doesn’t always set off alarm bells. Citizens are often slow to realize that their democracy is being dismantled even as it happens before their eyes."-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
"Institutions become political weapons, wielded forcefully by those who control them against those who do not. This is how elected autocrats subvert democracy—packing and “weaponizing"-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
"But when faced with a would-be authoritarian, establishment politicians must unambiguously reject him or her and do everything possible to defend democratic institutions—even if that means temporaril…"-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
12. Cannibal Capitalism: How our System is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet—and What We Can Do About It
By: Nancy Fraser
4.04
Format: 209 pages, Kindle Edition
A trenchant look at contemporary capitalism’s insatiable appetite—and a rallying cry for everyone w… read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in Nancy Fraser's Cannibal Capitalism: How our System is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet—and What We Can Do About It book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- philosophy
- politics
- nonfiction
13. Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent
By: Dipo Faloyin
4.43
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
Africa Is Not A Country is a bright portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful ster… read more
Want to Read $ 13.49Similar categories in Dipo Faloyin's Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
14. Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
By: Anne Applebaum
3.91
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, professor, and historian offers an expert guide to understanding… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Anne Applebaum's Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- history
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- political science
- society
- sociology
"Unity is an anomaly. Polarization is normal. Skepticism about liberal democracy is also normal. And the appeal of authoritarianism is eternal."-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Given the right conditions, any society can turn against democracy. Indeed, if history is anything to go by, all of our societies eventually will."-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Olga Tokarczuk, 2019: We horen niet langer de harmonie van de wereld, maar de kakofonie van geluiden, een ondraaglijke ruis waarin we wanhoping een een rustiger melodie proberen te ontdekken, al is h…"-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Throughout history, pandemics have led to an expansion of the power of the state: at times when people fear death, they go along with measures that they believe, rightly or wrongly, will save them—ev…"-Anne Applebaum, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
15. Leadership : Six Studies in World Strategy
By: Henry Kissinger
4.23
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Henry Kissinger's Leadership : Six Studies in World Strategy book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- international relations
- history
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- political science
"Well before the end of the 20th century however print had lost its former dominance. This resulted in, among other things, a different kind of person getting elected as leader. One who can present hi…"-Henry Kissinger, Leadership : Six Studies in World Strategy
16. Why Liberalism Failed
By: Patrick J. Deneen
3.86
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
Has liberalism failed because it has succeeded? Of the three dominant ideologies of the twentieth c… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Patrick J. Deneen's Why Liberalism Failed book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- history
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- political science
- sociology
"Individualism and statism advance together, always mutually supportive, and always at the expense of lived and vital relations that stand in contrast to both the starkness of the autonomous individua…"-Patrick J. Deneen, Why Liberalism Failed
"Rather than promoting unrealistic standards for behavior - especially self-limitation - that could at best be unreliably achieved, Machiavelli propsed grounding a political philosophy upon readily ob…"-Patrick J. Deneen, Why Liberalism Failed
"One of the main goals of the expansion of commerce is the liberation of embedded individuals from their traditional ties and relationships. The liberal state serves not only the reactive function of …"-Patrick J. Deneen, Why Liberalism Failed
"A main agent of that liberation becomes commerce, the expansion of opportunities and materials by which not only to realize existing desires but even to create new ones we did not know we had. The st…"-Patrick J. Deneen, Why Liberalism Failed
17. Liberalism and Its Discontents
By: Francis Fukuyama
3.93
Format: 178 pages, Hardcover
A short book about the challenges to liberalism from the right and the left by the bestselling auth… read more
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in Francis Fukuyama's Liberalism and Its Discontents book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- history
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- political science
- society
- sociology
"Нема причин, з яких економічна ефективність має домінувати над усіма іншими соціальними цінностями."-Francis Fukuyama, Liberalism and Its Discontents
"Комуністичні суспільства були схильні цінувати виробництво більше за споживання, що призвело до поганих наслідків: у них були «герої соціалістичної праці», але не було продуктів на полицях магазинів."-Francis Fukuyama, Liberalism and Its Discontents
"Низка людей, які працюють у цій галузі, починаючи з таких постструктуралістів, як Лакан і Дерріда, писали в такий спосіб, який, здавалося, навмисне затуманював їхні думки й захищав від відповідальнос…"-Francis Fukuyama, Liberalism and Its Discontents
"As instituições financeiras comportam-se de modo muito diferente do que as empresas na economia real. Ao contrário de uma companhia de manufatura, um grande banco de investimento é sistemicamente per…"-Francis Fukuyama, Liberalism and Its Discontents
18. Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems
By: Abhijit V. Banerjee
4.23
Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition
Figuring out how to deal with today's critical economic problems is perhaps the great challenge of … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Abhijit V. Banerjee's Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- politics
- nonfiction
- society
- sociology
"The bottom line is that, much as in rich countries, we have no accepted recipe for how to make growth happen in poor countries. Even the experts seem to have accepted this. In 2006, the World Bank as…"-Abhijit V. Banerjee, Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems
19. Hoe migratie echt werkt
By: Hein de Haas
4.43
Format: 520 pages, Paperback
Migratie-expert Hein de Haas vertelt het ware verhaal over migratie en de effecten ervan. Al jar… read more
Want to Read $ 19.99Similar categories in Hein de Haas's Hoe migratie echt werkt book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- society
- sociology
20. Chłopcy. Idą po Polskę
By: Marcin Kącki
3.53
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Poszedłem do korwinistów i konfederatów. Na początek? Dużo cukru. A potem rozgrywki polityczn… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Marcin Kącki's Chłopcy. Idą po Polskę book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- politics
- nonfiction
21. Rzeka dzieciństwa
By: Andrzej Stasiuk
3.67
Format: 168 pages, Hardcover
Do rzeki dzieciństwa podróżuje się bez końca – szuka jej źródeł w historii i ujścia w pamięci. Wspo… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Andrzej Stasiuk's Rzeka dzieciństwa book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
22. Społeczeństwo populistów
By: Sławomir Sierakowski
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Polityczny cynizm Polaków rośnie w siłę. Czy jesteśmy skazani na populistyczną Polskę? Czy będzie t… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Sławomir Sierakowski's Społeczeństwo populistów book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- politics
- nonfiction
- sociology
23. Klucz do Kaczyńskiego
By: Robert Krasowski
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Książka opisuje karierę Jarosława Kaczyńskiego do dziś. Kto sądzi, że o Kaczyńskim wie wszystko, ks… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Robert Krasowski's Klucz do Kaczyńskiego book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- politics
24. Cywilizacja Słowian. Prawdziwa historia największego ludu Europy
By: Kamil Janicki
4.09
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Czy Słowianom udało się stworzyć własną cywilizację? Czy Słowianie znaleźli się na ziemiach pols… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Kamil Janicki's Cywilizacja Słowian. Prawdziwa historia największego ludu Europy book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- nonfiction
- history
25. The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy around the World
By: Gideon Rachman
4.05
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In The Age of the Strongman, Gideon Rachman finds global coherence in the chaos of the new national… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Gideon Rachman's The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy around the World book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- international relations
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- political science
- sociology
"Durable political systems ultimately rely on institutions, not individuals."-Gideon Rachman, The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy around the World
26. The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
By: Adrian Wooldridge
3.87
Format: 481 pages, Hardcover
'This unique and fascinating history explains why the blame now being piled upon meritocracy for ma… read more
Want to Read $ 16.99Similar categories in Adrian Wooldridge's The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- history
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- society
- sociology
27. The Age of Unpeace: How Connectivity Causes Conflict
By: Mark Leonard
3.73
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
In the three decades since the end of the Cold War, global leaders have been integrating the world'… read more
Want to Read $ 10.49Similar categories in Mark Leonard's The Age of Unpeace: How Connectivity Causes Conflict book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- international relations
- politics
- nonfiction
- political science
- society
- sociology
28. Siegerin
By: Yishai Sarid
3.73
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Wie lernt man zu töten, ohne daran zu zerbrechen? Als Psychologin berät Abigail seit Jahren erfolgr… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Yishai Sarid's Siegerin book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
29. A War Made in Russia
By: Sergei Medvedev
3.85
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
In this timely and incisive book, Sergei Medvedev argues that Russia’s war in Ukraine was not merel… read more
Want to Read $ 16.00Similar categories in Sergei Medvedev's A War Made in Russia book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- politics
- russia
- history
- nonfiction
"Once again, the Empire of Russia has defeated the nation. It is important to recognize it now, when Russia is suffering a moral, military and, broadly speaking, civilizational defeat in Ukraine. The …"-Sergei Medvedev, A War Made in Russia
"This is a world war, unleashed by Russia to overturn the modern liberal world order. It has many open and hidden global supporters, and there are neutral countries that are watching carefully to see …"-Sergei Medvedev, A War Made in Russia
30. The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
By: Ivan Krastev
4.16
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Why did the West, after winning the Cold War, lose its political balance? In the early 1990s, ho… read more
Want to Read $ 17.99Similar categories in Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- international relations
- russia
- history
- politics
- psychology
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- political science
- society
- sociology
31. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Anne Applebaum's Autocracy, Inc. book and Ivan Krastev's The Light that Failed: A Reckoning
- russia
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- political science
"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
