The Other Heading: Reflections on Today's Europe

Prompted by the unification of Europe in 1992 and by recent events in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, Jacques Derrida begins this compelling essay on contemporary world politics with the issue of European identity. What, he asks, is Europe? How has Europe traditionally been defined and how is the current world situation changing that definition? Might the prospects of a New Europe demand not only a new definition of European identity but also a new way of thinking identity itself?

Navigating in and through texts of Marx, Husserl, and especially Val ry, Derrida seeks a redefinition of European identity that includes respect both for difference and for universal values. The Other Heading appeals eloquently for a sustained effort at thinking through the complexity and the multiple dangers and opportunities of the contemporary world situation without resorting to easy or hasty solutions.

Author: Jacques Derrida
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 06/22/1992
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.67h x 5.29w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9780253316936

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 05/01/1992
Publishers Weekly 05/04/1992