Journal Entry 1 by livrecache from Hobart, Tasmania Australia on Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Free of jargon, written with considerable clarity and force, this book will earn its place and make its way into the current debate about the ordeal of modernity in that tormented region. Its chapters on anti-Americanism and the 'uncivil society' are quite smart and go against the conventional wisdom. This is an engaging book by an engaged author who really cares about his subject.