{"title":"Zbigniew Janowski","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZbigniew Janowski\u003c\/strong\u003e offers incisive exploration into political philosophy, focusing on themes of democracy, freedom, and governance. His works delve into the tensions within liberal thought, challenging conventions and inviting readers to reconsider foundational political principles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those engaged with \u003cem\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; Current Affairs\u003c\/em\u003e, Janowski's writings provide thoughtful analysis and critical perspectives on contemporary political issues, blending historical insight with modern debate.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"john-stuart-mill-on-democracy-freedom-and-government-other-selected-writings-by-john-stuart-mill-9781587314063","title":"John Stuart Mill – On Democracy, Freedom and Government \u0026 Other Selected Writings","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to \u003cem\u003eOn Liberty\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOn Representative Government\u003c\/em\u003e, this new selection of Mill’s writings includes, among others, a number of less known of his writings, such as: \"Civilization,\" \"Perfectibility,\" \"The Negro Question,\" \"On Education,\" \"On Aristocracy,\" \"On Marriage,\" \"On Free Press,\" \"Socialism,\" Mill’s review of Tocqueville’s \u003cem\u003eDemocracy in America\u003c\/em\u003e, his letters to Tocqueville, and several other writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf one can use a somewhat exaggerated language, Mill’s writings are to liberal-democracy what Marx and Engels’ writings were to Communism. Both systems gave expression to 19th century man’s longing for equality and justice, both promised to liberate him from the shackles of oppression, authority and tradition. Instead of liberating man, Communism created the most brutal system in human history, and its spectacular fall in 1989 is one of history’s greatest events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Western world today shows that liberal-democracy is no longer a benign doctrine, which advocates free market, minimum state and individual liberties, but, like Communism, is an all-encompassing ideology which forces an individual to abdicate his freedom and soul in favour of a Communist-like collective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs many critics of real Socialism could see the seeds of totalitarianism in the writings of Marx and Engels, so one can see the seeds of liberal totalitarianism in Mill’s writings. This new edition is intended to help readers to understand why democratic-liberalism came so close to its 19th-century ideological rival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463361970412,"sku":"9781587314063","price":85.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781587314063-john-stuart-mill-on-democracy-freedom-and-government-other-selected-writings.jpg?v=1775031928"},{"product_id":"the-illiberal-liberals-by-zbigniew-janowski-9781587314414","title":"The Illiberal Liberals","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn esteemed contributor to the discussion of political liberalism and its limited promises, Zbigniew Janowski identifies four key players—Jefferson, Humboldt, Constant, and Mill—of liberal thought and draws important discussions from each of these profiles. His exposition reveals how complicated an undertaking it is to define liberalism and all it comprises. But one must do so in order to test the viability of liberalism in a postmodern world that does not wish to necessarily break with the old (for 'starting anew' has been a disastrous project).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJanowski traces liberalism's conscious break with the Greeks and its roots in Protestantism. He thereby challenges the reader to see how liberalism interacts with the two pillars of Western civilization—namely, Greek philosophy and Judeo-Christian theology—and envisions its role in human life as a new source for moral reasoning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJanowski's astute and insightful study places today's \"liberal progressives\" at odds with these four earlier thinkers, to such an extent that Janowski claims Jefferson, Humboldt, Constant, and Mill are considered \u003cem\u003eilliberal\u003c\/em\u003e. For this reason, \u003cem\u003eThe Illiberal Liberals\u003c\/em\u003e may be of greatest interest to proper Liberals, as they may have already recognized the possibility that evolutions in political liberalism only lead to anarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47650592751852,"sku":"9781587314414","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e49fa6587b5bf95f9bc4772d38b01d48_d9545a61-5cfb-4987-9f46-55c3a37cce22.jpg?v=1780979843"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/zbigniew-janowski.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}