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1. Alexander Etkind

Rusland

De Russische invasie was gericht tegen Oekraïne, maar de oorlog dient een breder doel. In 'Rusland. Een strijd tegen moderniteit' spreekt de Russische historicus Alexander Etkind over wat hij omschrijft als een ‘speciale operatie’ tegen de moderniteit. Door olie en gas te verhandelen, Trump en de Brexit te steunen, corruptie te verspreiden, ongelijkheid en homofobie te bevorderen, extreemrechtse bewegingen te subsidiëren en Oekraïne te vernietigen, beoogt Poetin modernisering te ondermijnen, ontkennen en onderdrukken. Op bondige en scherpe wijze ontleedt en bekritiseert Etkind het regime en de mechanismen die de Russische oorlog tegen moderniteit aandrijven.

Russia Against Ukraine

1. Alexander , Etkind

Russland gegen die Moderne

Putins Krieg ist eine 'Spezialoperation' gegen die Moderne. Die Invasion richtet sich gegen die Ukraine, hat aber einen weiteren Fokus: die moderne Welt des Klimabewusstseins, der Energiewende und der digitalen Arbeit. Durch den Handel mit Öl und Gas, die Verbreitung von Korruption, die Förderung von Ungleichheit und Homophobie und die Subventionierung rechtsextremer Bewegungen zielt das russische Regime darauf ab, die laufende Transformation moderner Gesellschaften zu unterdrücken. Alexander Etkind enthüllt durch eine Analyse von Russlands Sozialstrukturen und kulturellen Dynamiken die Kräfte, die den Kampf gegen die Moderne antreiben, und plädiert für die Idee eines deföderierten Russlands, das nach einem Kriegsende andere Wege einschlagen könnte. 

1. Alexander Etkind

Russia Against Modernity

“Etkind situates Putin’s 2022 war in a much bigger story about Russian history and the country’s role as a major oil producer in a world facing a climate crisis. A concise book packed with big ideas.”Shaun Walker, The Guardian"a sophisticated and sustained critique of Putin’s Russia… Etkind has published an important essay that stimulates rational thinking about fundamental issues that affect us all."Eurasian Geography and Economics“The most thought-provoking of the new crop of books about the war in Ukraine is Alexander Etkind’s quick and incisive Russia Against Modernity.”The New York Times“Etkind combines brevity and playfulness with a degree of erudition that other works covering the Russia–Ukraine conflict seldom manage.”Jon Richardson, Inside Story “Etkind charges through the corrupt and kleptocratic history of the Putin-era state, deftly traversing complex theoretical ground … Even the most antagonistic reader will find the work thought-provoking.”Ian Garner, The Russian Review"[T]he book makes for a fine and accessible read, with its clarity of language and cross-cutting emphasis on nature."International Affairs

1. Alexander Etkind

Russia Against Modernity

“Etkind situates Putin’s 2022 war in a much bigger story about Russian history and the country’s role as a major oil producer in a world facing a climate crisis. A concise book packed with big ideas.”Shaun Walker, The Guardian"a sophisticated and sustained critique of Putin’s Russia… Etkind has published an important essay that stimulates rational thinking about fundamental issues that affect us all."Eurasian Geography and Economics“The most thought-provoking of the new crop of books about the war in Ukraine is Alexander Etkind’s quick and incisive Russia Against Modernity.”The New York Times“Etkind combines brevity and playfulness with a degree of erudition that other works covering the Russia–Ukraine conflict seldom manage.” Jon Richardson, Inside Story “Etkind charges through the corrupt and kleptocratic history of the Putin-era state, deftly traversing complex theoretical ground … Even the most antagonistic reader will find the work thought-provoking.”Ian Garner, The Russian Review"[T]he book makes for a fine and accessible read, with its clarity of language and cross-cutting emphasis on nature."International Affairs

1. Alexander Etkind

Nature's Evil

"I recommend anything by Alexander Etkind, who is a cultural historian of Russia. His latest book is called 'Nature's Evil' and... it actually goes a very long way to explaining how Russia works."—Masha Gessen, The New York Times "Provocative, insightful and informative, Etkind explores the cultural, economic and political institutions built on the humble foundations of commodities such as hemp, coal and wheat. The ideas of matter and the matter of ideas leap to life in his pages. Readers will find themselves rethinking their notions of civilisation, its origins and future."—Edward Lucas, formerly senior editor at The Economist and author of The New Cold War "Etkind's book is a treasure trove of ideas about the material, cultural and political lives of natural resources. An utterly original and fascinating blend of intellectual, ecological and moral history. A great read, not to be missed!"—Nancy Fraser, New School for Social Research, author of Capitalism: A Conversation in Critical Theory "In detailed chapters on grain, animal products, sugar, hemp, metals, peat, coal and oil, historian Alexander Etkind explores how nature and its commodification has shaped states and societies, as the pursuit of power and wealth has degraded people and despoiled the planet."—Nature "Provocative"—Times Literary Supplement "eloquent"—H-Soz-Kult "This book is a triumph. . . . A must-read for future generations of environmentalists hoping to understand the context of environmental destruction."—Eurasian Geography and Economics