James F. Pontuso

Vaclav Havel (eBook, ePUB)

Civic Responsibility in the Postmodern Age

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

More than any other public figure, Václav 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461715498
• Artikelnr.: 40056253

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 A Life like a Work of Art
Chapter 3 A Hesitant Philosopher
Chapter 4 A Dissident in an "Unnatural" World
Chapter 5 An Ironic Playwright
Chapter 6 Free Markets and Civil Society: Citizen in the Global Economy
Chapter 7 An "Untactical" President
Chapter 8 Index
Chapter 9 About the Author