Russia/Ukraine War, Ludwig II of Bavaria, United States, ecology and Christianity, economic war: overview of the Books of the week.
Dario Battistella, The Russia-Ukraine War – A Realistic AnalysisPresses de l’Université de Montréal, €30
War, a violent, collective and organized activity, is anything but an accident. The Russian invasion of Ukraine shocked the West, which still believed in the obsolescence of wars. It has rehabilitated realistic analyzes of international relations, which had been somewhat forgotten. “War is of all historical times and of all civilizations. » said Raymond Aron. It is in this approach that the author presents, in a remarkably well-founded and documented argument, the reasons for the conflict.
Jacques Bainville, Ludwig II of BavariaTallandier, €9.50
We appreciate the reissue of the first book by Jacques Bainville, an eminent intellectual of the early 20th century.e century. The historian, in a lively style, recounts the life of the last king of Bavaria, with an unfortunate destiny. Having ascended the throne at 18, a great admirer of Wagner whose magical environment he reproduced in his Neuschwanstein castle, also an admirer of Louis XIV and Versailles which he copied in his Herrenchimsee castle, young Louis was not made to govern. Yet an architect of German unity, in a complex relationship with Bismarck, he delegated the management of the State to his government, before being ousted. Its end, mysterious and tragic, contributes to the myth that surrounds it today.
Guillaume Debré, The New Civil WarFayard, 20,90€
Political compromise is no longer relevant in the United States. Everywhere, we look for conflict. The antagonisms, long anchored in American society, are today reinforced, deeper and more ideological. White-collar versus blue-collar workers; elites versus downgraded. The American is now defined by his political identity. The divide is so deep that many Americans move to live in his camp. What if this “great regrouping” was the sign of a new war of secession? For Guillaume Debré, journalist at CNN and then correspondent in Washington, a civic secession is at work.
Nicolas Moinet, From competition to confrontation – The paths of economic warfareVA Éditions, €18
The health crisis has marked the turning point of a world, highlighting the fragility of our value chains. Each state has understood the importance of economic sovereignty for strategic autonomy. Globalization and free trade are cut to the heart. This is the great return of economic warfare: competition gives way to confrontation. In short, globalization is more muscular. Through numerous meticulously analyzed case studies, the author exposes the hidden strategies of states and the shadow battles that redefine economic sovereignty.
Benedict XVI, Man at the heart of creationArtège, €19.90
When we think of Church and ecology, we think of Pope Francis and Laudato Si. This encyclical, dated June 18, 2015, is in fact a reference in the Church’s teaching on ecology. However, Francis is not the precursor, and he does not fail, in his encyclical, to pay homage to his predecessors, notably John Paul II, and after him Benedict XVI, whose holistic conception he had of the problems of this world. In fact, Benedict XVI’s teachings on the subject are numerous and profound. This is the aim of the work: to bring together the key texts of the pope, precursor of integral ecology.
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