Geopolitics of emotions. How cultures of fear, humiliation and hope change the world

The first book to reveal and analyze the large-scale emotional impact of globalization.

In both the United States and Europe, fear of "others" and loss of national identity and purpose prevail. Instead of uniting, these fears - or rather fierce disputes over how to overcome them - more often divide the two branches of the West. Do these emotions indicate hidden cultural trends, current characteristics of certain regions and peoples? How do these changing emotions affect the political, social and cultural conflicts that plague our world? How can the West overcome its fear and not fall into protectionism or militarism? What can the Muslim world do to overcome its inherited humiliation? Will China and India be able to maintain their status as cultures of hope? What will be the consequences of the global economic crisis? Emphasizing the need to analyze emotions to understand the changing world and to address the basic feelings behind our cultural differences, The Geopolitics of Emotions provides a provocative new perspective on globalization.