The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam is a 2017 book by the British journalist and political commentator Douglas Murray. It was published in the United Kingdom in May 2017, and in June 2017 in the United States.
Murray contends that European civilization as it has historically existed will not survive. He explores two factors in explaining this: The first is the combination of mass migration of new peoples into Europe together with its low birth rates; the second is what Murray describes as "the fact that… at the same time Europe lost faith in its beliefs, traditions, and legitimacy".[2]
Receptionedit
The Strange Death of Europe received a polarized reception among critics and commentators. Writing in the National Review, Michael Brendan Dougherty praised it as "informed by actual reporting across the Continent, and a quality of writing that manages to be spritely and elegiac at the same time. Murray's is also a truly liberal intellect, in that he is free from the power that taboo exerts over the European problem, but he doesn't betray the slightest hint of atavism or meanspiritedness".[3]Rod Liddle of The Sunday Times called the book "a brilliant, important and profoundly depressing book".[4] In The Daily Telegraph, Juliet Samuel summarised Murray's book by saying, "His overall thesis, that a guilt-driven and exhausted Europe is playing fast and loose with its precious modern values by embracing migration on such a scale, is hard to refute".[5] Conservative political commentator John O'Sullivan concluded in his review that "Europe is drifting towards Eurabia".[6] Other commentators and writers who spoke positively of the book included Roger Scruton and Nick Cohen.[7][8]
Conversely, other reviews were very negative. Writing in The Guardian, the political journalist Gaby Hinsliff described Strange Death as "gentrified xenophobia" and "Chapter after chapter circles around the same repetitive themes: migrants raping and murdering and terrorising; paeans to Christianity; long polemics about how Europe is too 'exhausted by history' and colonial guilt to face another battle, and is thus letting itself be rolled over by invaders fiercely confident in their own beliefs", while also pointing out that Murray offers little definition of the European culture he claims is under threat.[9]Pankaj Mishra's review in The New York Times described the book as "a handy digest of far-right clichés".[10] In The Intercept, Murtaza Hussain criticized the "relentlessly paranoid tenor" of Murray's work and said that its claims of mass crime perpetuated by immigrants were "blinkered to the point of being propaganda", while noting the book's appeal to the far right.[11] In Middle East Eye, Georgetown professor Ian Almond called the book "a staggeringly one-sided flow of statistics, interviews and examples, reflecting a clear decision to make the book a rhetorical claim that Europe is doomed to self-destruction".[12]
A more mixed review of the book in The Economist claimed it "hit on some unfortunate truths", but "shows an incomplete picture of Europe today." Furthermore, it said that "the book would benefit, however, from far more reporting" and claimed Murray often "lets fear trump analysis" and was "prone to exaggeration."[13]
Editionsedit
Murray, Douglas (2017-05-04), The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam (Hardcover ed.), London: Bloomsbury Continuum, ISBN978-1-4729-4224-1
Murray, Douglas (2018-06-14), The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam (Paperback ed.), London: Bloomsbury Continuum, ISBN978-1-4729-5800-6 - added Murray's Afterword on pp. 321–337 at April 2018.
Murray, Douglas (2018-03-12), Der Selbstmord Europas: Immigration, Identität, Islam (in German), translated by Krisztina Koenen (EDITION TICHYS EINBLICK ed.), München: FinanzBuch Verlag, ISBN978-3-95972-105-9
Murray, Douglas (2018-04-25), L'étrange suicide de l'Europe: Immigration, identité, Islam, TOUC.ESSAIS (in French), translated by Julien Funnaro, Paris: L'artilleur, ISBN978-2-81000-825-4
Murray, Douglas (2018-11-15), La strana morte dell'Europa. Immigrazione, identità, Islam (in Italian), translated by Annamaria Biavasco e Valentina Guani, Vieenza: Neri Pozza Editore, ISBN978-88-545-1701-1
Murray, Douglas (2018-12-14), Seiyō no jishi: Imin, Aidentitī, Isuramu (in Japanese), translated by Atsuo Machida, Takeshi Nakano (foreword), Tokyo: Toyo Keizai Inc., ISBN978-4-492-44450-4
Referencesedit
^Azize, Joseph (6 October 2017). "The Strange Death of Europe". Retrieved 2021-12-08.
^Abrams, Elliott (12 July 2017). "The Strange Death of Europe". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
^Dougherty, Michael Brendan (2017-05-30). "The Manchester Attack and the Death of Europe". National Review.
^Liddle, Rod (7 May 2017). "Books: The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray". The Sunday Times.
^Samuel, Juliet (6 May 2017). "Yanis Varoufakis and Douglas Murray: why Europe is weary". The Daily Telegraph.
^"The Dream and the Nightmare". Claremont Review of Books. Fall 2017.
^Murray, Douglas (12 June 2018). The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam: 9781472958051: Murray, Douglas: Books. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN978-1472958051. "This is a vitally important book, the contents of which should be known to everyone who can influence the course of events, at this critical time in the history of Europe." - Sir Roger Scruton
^Murray, Douglas (12 June 2018). The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam: 9781472958051: Murray, Douglas: Books. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN978-1472958051. "Douglas Murray glitters in the gloom. His pessimism about multiculturalism is so well constructed and written it is almost uplifting. Liberals will want to rebut him. I should warn them that they will need to argue harder than they have ever argued before." - Nick Cohen
^Hinsliff, Gaby (6 May 2017). "The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray review – gentrified xenophobia". The Guardian.
^Mishra, Pankaj (14 September 2017). "How the New Immigration Is Shaking Old Europe to Its Core". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
^Hussain, Murtaza (25 December 2018). "The Far Right Is Obsessed With a Book About Muslims Destroying Europe. Here's What It Gets Wrong". The Intercept.
^Almond, Ian (11 August 2017). . Middle East Eye. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020.
^"Fearing the "suicide" of Europe". The Economist. 17 June 2017.
January 01, 1970
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The Strange Death of Europe Immigration Identity Islam is a 2017 book by the British journalist and political commentator Douglas Murray It was published in the United Kingdom in May 2017 and in June 2017 in the United States The Strange Death of EuropeCover of the first editionAuthorDouglas MurrayCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishSubjectsPoliticsimmigrationIslamPublisherBloomsbury PublishingPublication date4 May 2017Media typePrint Hardcover and paperback Pages352ISBN978 1 4729 4224 1OCLC1027567742 The book s title was inspired by George Dangerfield s classic of political history The Strange Death of Liberal England published in 1935 1 Contents 1 Thesis 2 Reception 3 Editions 4 ReferencesThesis editMurray contends that European civilization as it has historically existed will not survive He explores two factors in explaining this The first is the combination of mass migration of new peoples into Europe together with its low birth rates the second is what Murray describes as the fact that at the same time Europe lost faith in its beliefs traditions and legitimacy 2 Reception editThe Strange Death of Europe received a polarized reception among critics and commentators Writing in the National Review Michael Brendan Dougherty praised it as informed by actual reporting across the Continent and a quality of writing that manages to be spritely and elegiac at the same time Murray s is also a truly liberal intellect in that he is free from the power that taboo exerts over the European problem but he doesn t betray the slightest hint of atavism or meanspiritedness 3 Rod Liddle of The Sunday Times called the book a brilliant important and profoundly depressing book 4 In The Daily Telegraph Juliet Samuel summarised Murray s book by saying His overall thesis that a guilt driven and exhausted Europe is playing fast and loose with its precious modern values by embracing migration on such a scale is hard to refute 5 Conservative political commentator John O Sullivan concluded in his review that Europe is drifting towards Eurabia 6 Other commentators and writers who spoke positively of the book included Roger Scruton and Nick Cohen 7 8 Conversely other reviews were very negative Writing in The Guardian the political journalist Gaby Hinsliff described Strange Death as gentrified xenophobia and Chapter after chapter circles around the same repetitive themes migrants raping and murdering and terrorising paeans to Christianity long polemics about how Europe is too exhausted by history and colonial guilt to face another battle and is thus letting itself be rolled over by invaders fiercely confident in their own beliefs while also pointing out that Murray offers little definition of the European culture he claims is under threat 9 Pankaj Mishra s review in The New York Times described the book as a handy digest of far right cliches 10 In The Intercept Murtaza Hussain criticized the relentlessly paranoid tenor of Murray s work and said that its claims of mass crime perpetuated by immigrants were blinkered to the point of being propaganda while noting the book s appeal to the far right 11 In Middle East Eye Georgetown professor Ian Almond called the book a staggeringly one sided flow of statistics interviews and examples reflecting a clear decision to make the book a rhetorical claim that Europe is doomed to self destruction 12 A more mixed review of the book in The Economist claimed it hit on some unfortunate truths but shows an incomplete picture of Europe today Furthermore it said that the book would benefit however from far more reporting and claimed Murray often lets fear trump analysis and was prone to exaggeration 13 Editions editMurray Douglas 2017 05 04 The Strange Death of Europe Immigration Identity Islam Hardcover ed London Bloomsbury Continuum ISBN 978 1 4729 4224 1 Murray Douglas 2018 06 14 The Strange Death of Europe Immigration Identity Islam Paperback ed London Bloomsbury Continuum ISBN 978 1 4729 5800 6 added Murray s Afterword on pp 321 337 at April 2018 Murray Douglas 2018 03 12 Der Selbstmord Europas Immigration Identitat Islam in German translated by Krisztina Koenen EDITION TICHYS EINBLICK ed Munchen FinanzBuch Verlag ISBN 978 3 95972 105 9 Murray Douglas 2018 04 25 L etrange suicide de l Europe Immigration identite Islam TOUC ESSAIS in French translated by Julien Funnaro Paris L artilleur ISBN 978 2 81000 825 4 Murray Douglas 2018 11 15 La strana morte dell Europa Immigrazione identita Islam in Italian translated by Annamaria Biavasco e Valentina Guani Vieenza Neri Pozza Editore ISBN 978 88 545 1701 1 Murray Douglas 2018 12 14 Seiyō no jishi Imin Aidentiti Isuramu in Japanese translated by Atsuo Machida Takeshi Nakano foreword Tokyo Toyo Keizai Inc ISBN 978 4 492 44450 4References edit Azize Joseph 6 October 2017 The Strange Death of Europe Retrieved 2021 12 08 Abrams Elliott 12 July 2017 The Strange Death of Europe Council on Foreign Relations Retrieved 13 July 2017 Dougherty Michael Brendan 2017 05 30 The Manchester Attack and the Death of Europe National Review Liddle Rod 7 May 2017 Books The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray The Sunday Times Samuel Juliet 6 May 2017 Yanis Varoufakis and Douglas Murray why Europe is weary The Daily Telegraph The Dream and the Nightmare Claremont Review of Books Fall 2017 Murray Douglas 12 June 2018 The Strange Death of Europe Immigration Identity Islam 9781472958051 Murray Douglas Books Bloomsbury USA ISBN 978 1472958051 This is a vitally important book the contents of which should be known to everyone who can influence the course of events at this critical time in the history of Europe Sir Roger Scruton Murray Douglas 12 June 2018 The Strange Death of Europe Immigration Identity Islam 9781472958051 Murray Douglas Books Bloomsbury USA ISBN 978 1472958051 Douglas Murray glitters in the gloom His pessimism about multiculturalism is so well constructed and written it is almost uplifting Liberals will want to rebut him I should warn them that they will need to argue harder than they have ever argued before Nick Cohen Hinsliff Gaby 6 May 2017 The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray review gentrified xenophobia The Guardian Mishra Pankaj 14 September 2017 How the New Immigration Is Shaking Old Europe to Its Core The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Hussain Murtaza 25 December 2018 The Far Right Is Obsessed With a Book About Muslims Destroying Europe Here s What It Gets Wrong The Intercept Almond Ian 11 August 2017 Misrecognising the problem Douglas Murray s The Strange Death of Europe Middle East Eye Archived from the original on 12 November 2020 Fearing the suicide of Europe The Economist 17 June 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Strange Death of Europe amp oldid 1212474090, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
