Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Paperback)

Daniel J. Mahoney

ISBN 10: 0742521133 / ISBN 13: 9780742521131

Published by Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD, 2001

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Paperback. In "Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn", Daniel Mahoney presents a philosophical perspective on the political condition of modern man through an exegesis and analysis of Solzhenitsyn's work. Through an examination of the writer's profoundly important critique of communist totalitarianism, Mahoney demonstrates the tremendous, yet often unappreciated, impact of Solzhenitsyn's writing on 20th-century thinking. In "Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn", Daniel Mahoney presents a philosophical perspective on the political condition of modern man through an exegesis and analysis of Solzhenitsyn's work. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780742521131

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Title: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Paperback)

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Paperback

Condition: new

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Synopsis:

In Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Daniel Mahoney presents a philosophical perspective on the political condition of modern man through an exegesis and analysis of Solzhenitsyn's work. Mahoney demonstrates the tremendous, yet often unappreciated, impact of Solzhenitsyn's writing on twentieth century thinking through an examination of the writer's profoundly important critique of communist totalitarianism in a judicious and original mix of western and Russian, Christian and classical wisdom.

About the Author:

Daniel J. Mahoney is associate professor of political science at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts. His previous books have dealt with Raymond Aron, Charles de Gaulle, Pierre Manent, and Aurel Kolnai. In 1999 he was awarded the prestigious Prix Aron.