The Decline of Civilizations

The Wreck of Civilizations is the most pessimistic stop on the intellectual journey that Amin Maalouf, who draws inspiration from the multiculturalism of his native Lebanon and always emphasizes its importance, began with Fatal Identities and The Disoriented World. It is a eulogy for the ship of humanity, which continues to sail forward despite seeing the iceberg.

America, though still referred to as a superpower, is losing its moral credibility; the European Union, which aimed to remove borders as one of the most promising projects of our age but is now on the verge of disintegration; the Arab-Muslim world, overcome with despair and turning its back on the world in the illusion that everyone hates it; China, India, Russia, competing with each other in every field, including armament, on their way to becoming new superpowers...

And climate disasters, ethnic hostilities, the lost dream of freedom, and humanity that has lost its compass, all hidden behind the magic of the enormous technological progress of our age.