“Fragile World” by Kostas Koutsourelis is a book of essayistic reflection on the contemporary, networked, and interconnected world, a world without compartments, safety zones, or easy escape routes from danger. Through thirty-three short essays, the author examines the vulnerability of our era and raises questions about the direction in which the modern world is heading.

Advanced economics, primal music, architecture, television, the relationship between humans and nature, faith, tradition, austerity, football, migration, historiography, and nations coexist in a multifaceted essayistic landscape. The texts engage with political, social, and cultural issues, seeking the fractures, contradictions, and possible trajectories of a world that seems increasingly unified and at the same time more fragile.

THEMATIC AREAS

• Contemporary world and global vulnerability
• Political, social, and cultural questions
• Tradition, faith, nature, and the human condition
• Migration, nations, economy, and public life

IDEAL FOR

• Readers of contemporary essays and reflective texts
• Those interested in social, political, and cultural issues
• Readers seeking short, dense texts of reflection on our time