HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY

New discourse on universal history

Tradition & Modernity

Only few works mark a milestone in the fieldsof political philosophy, or philosophy of history.

This book is one of those. Indeed, by means of a strict analysis and the systematic examination of the Tradition and Modernity concepts, it proposes an overall and rigorously consistent vision of the human history, from its origins to the present day, and draws its deepest meaning, encompassing all the sides of the human societies : politics, économics, sociology, culture, religion.

This books tears down many generally accepted ideas and commonplaces, and thus demonstrates that:
- The higher non-voting is, the stronger democracy is.
- Why no western power has ever been able to bring democracy to a third-world country, and will ever be.
- The XXI^stcentury will not be a spiritual one, and why.
- Culture is now a fast-moving consumer good among the others, the launching and lifecycle of which follows the same rules as low-fat yoghurts.
- Governments have never been as strong as they are nowadays…

It finally brings to light deep though hidden and unsuspected connections between events separated by centuries and even milleniums, e.g. the Punic wars and WWII.

And last but not least, this amazing feat is in a clear and accessible language.

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This book’s targeted audience are the cultured people taken as a whole, looking for overviews that should be both concise and seriously backed up.

But particularly, as a synthesis work, it may also be used as a handbook by university teachers and students (in political sciences, philosophy or in any other course, provided that they have to take a general knowledge exam). It provides indeed the reader with clear and consistent views, enabling him/her to deal with many examination questions and topics in the most relevant and appropriate way.

Nouveau discours sur l’histoire universelle, Tradition & Modernité, edited by Jean Pierre Esteoule.

Published by Pierre Chalmin, éditeur, 144 pages, 18 € postage paid.

Order direct to the publisher:

Pierre Chalmin
128 rue Brancion - 75015 Paris - FRANCE

18 € postage paid. By check (in €, cashable in France) or money order (in €) payable to
Pierre Chalmin.

The editor:
Jean Pierre Esteoule, after a degree in humanities & classics, then in political sciences (Sciences Po Paris) and business management (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris), became then a consultant for major international firms. Both his occupation and leisure time brought him to trave all over the world, both to big cities and more remote lands as well. His first book was an essay about the opera Nabucco, by Verdi : Nabucco et le XIII^ème siècle italien (Nabucco and the Italian XIIIth Century) co-edited with F.-X. de Perretti, Le Franc Tireur publisher, 1992.

Among the press releases...

« Modern mankind’s tragedy is to follow its historical destinywithout understanding it, J.-P. Esteoule a eu raison de vouloir le lui expliquer [...] He brings the reader back to the true causes and drivers of the organisation of the modern societies, with their consequences on the individuals. […] He sheds light over the centuries on the increasingly violent conflict between tradition and modernity […] »
Bernard Auzanneau, Le Bulletin des Lettres, N° 637, Jan. 2005.

Contact : histoiredesidees@free.fr

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	*HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY*
	New discourse on universal history *Tradition & Modernity* Only few works mark a milestone in the fieldsof political philosophy, or philosophy of history. This book is one of those. Indeed, by means of a strict analysis and the systematic examination of the Tradition and Modernity concepts, it proposes an overall and rigorously consistent vision of the human history, from its origins to the present day, and draws its deepest meaning, encompassing all the sides of the human societies : politics, économics, sociology, culture, religion. This books tears down many generally accepted ideas and commonplaces, and thus demonstrates that: - The higher non-voting is, the stronger democracy is. - Why no western power has ever been able to bring democracy to a third-world country, and will ever be. - The XXI^stcentury will not be a spiritual one, and why. - Culture is now a fast-moving consumer good among the others, the launching and lifecycle of which follows the same rules as low-fat yoghurts. - Governments have never been as strong as they are nowadays… It finally brings to light deep though hidden and unsuspected connections between events separated by centuries and even milleniums, e.g. the Punic wars and WWII. And last but not least, this amazing feat is in a clear and accessible language. * * * This book’s targeted audience are the cultured people taken as a whole, looking for overviews that should be both concise and seriously backed up. But particularly, as a synthesis work, it may also be used as a handbook by university teachers and students (in political sciences, philosophy or in any other course, provided that they have to take a general knowledge exam). It provides indeed the reader with clear and consistent views, enabling him/her to deal with many examination questions and topics in the most relevant and appropriate way.	Nouveau discours sur l’histoire universelle, Tradition & Modernité, edited by Jean Pierre Esteoule. Published by Pierre Chalmin, éditeur, 144 pages, 18 € postage paid.
		Order direct to the publisher: Pierre Chalmin 128 rue Brancion - 75015 Paris - FRANCE 18 € postage paid. By check (in €, cashable in France) or money order (in €) payable to Pierre Chalmin.
	The editor: Jean Pierre Esteoule, after a degree in humanities & classics, then in political sciences (Sciences Po Paris) and business management (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris), became then a consultant for major international firms. Both his occupation and leisure time brought him to trave all over the world, both to big cities and more remote lands as well. His first book was an essay about the opera Nabucco, by Verdi : Nabucco et le XIII^ème siècle italien (Nabucco and the Italian XIIIth Century) co-edited with F.-X. de Perretti, Le Franc Tireur publisher, 1992.
	Among the press releases... « Modern mankind’s tragedy is to follow its historical destinywithout understanding it, J.-P. Esteoule a eu raison de vouloir le lui expliquer [...] He brings the reader back to the true causes and drivers of the organisation of the modern societies, with their consequences on the individuals. […] He sheds light over the centuries on the increasingly violent conflict between tradition and modernity […] » Bernard Auzanneau, Le Bulletin des Lettres, N° 637, Jan. 2005.
	Contact : histoiredesidees@free.fr
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