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770.000 British and Germans. The authortreats the instinct of human to destroyeven the civilization (during II WW,civilization and human values was theenemy, p. 22).The author in this book describes atraditional system of social strata, theHindu caste, which is based on religiousbeliefs (Brahmins, Kshatriya, Vishay andSurds), by correlating to the reality inMacedonia, where the discrimination ofnon-Macedonians has become a socialdirection (starting from agriculturalsubventions up to higher education), anddiscrimination that Albanians do in thiscountry (in the wending parties to theRoma musicians the dinner is served inthe end).He also opens another issue form the fieldof film/movie sociology by analyzing thefilm “Koncert në vitin 1936” (Concert inthe year 1936), with which he gives adescription of the ideological schemes ofcommunism, by trying to present in thedarkest way a historic period, in factaffirms the pro-western values of the time(Hartman piano, Vienna), politicalphilosophy and western vital style duringperiod of the King Zog. The local cycle iscompleted by treating the blood feudsamong Albanians, the Kanun of LekDukagjini (article 240) as constitution ofAlbanians, as tragedy (Kadare).The second chapter deals mainly with theissue of globalization as the main story ofour century (A. Bariko), by treating theglobalization from economic, politic andsocial aspect (p. 84), as an transition fromsumo fight (cold war) into the sprintersone (as Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay), who areforced to run continuously, again andagain despite the victory, this is atrajectory where a loss of a secondbecomes the loss of billions $. (Th.Friedman, 2003). It is very important thedilemma that the author treats in thisaspect: Is the globalism sunshine orTsunami Warning (f. 91)? In this contexthe also stops on radical demographicchanges in the world, beautifully outlinedby A. Davutogllu (a Buddhist femalegoes for lecture to believers in Viennaand India is replaced by blond Europeanguru). The global dialogue and religion orinter-civilization dialogue as a necessityin the third millennium, if we want toavoid Huntington’s sinister table ofcivilization clashes (“Between Islam andWest it is widen the gap”, f. 145).In the third chapter Prof. Jashari treats theproblem of education in the condition ofthe post-capitalist period (KnowledgeSociety, Peter Drucker) that has impact inconceptions, values, economic, social andpolitical structure. 107 In the following partof the chapter he treats the quality ofeducation in all cycles with special accenton the higher education, taking asexamples higher education institutionslike Harvard, Yale, Oxford, etc. BolognaProcess and reforms in education,ideological role of education (censure),educational policies, decentralization ofeducation, inequities in education (Romapopulation), future of education is onesubjects treated in this chapter.Finally the last part is consisting bygeneral guidance with overtones ofpolitical philosophy, post-communistPoland breathes more freely and withmore optimism (p. 267), metaphors offlowers as saving the nation fromcommunism (softens the hearts of spies,policemen, dictators, increases the elan ofresistance and hope for suffering layer;trip to Australia, Aborigine culture, multiculture;India as wonderland, drasticsocial differences, megapolitan culture(Mumbai) etc.Summa summarum, the book Essays ofPolitical Philosophy represents animportant collection in the academicworld of books in Albanian languagewhere by scientific discourse are treatedsubjects of cultural anthropology, socialphilosophy, sociology of religion and soon. Names that he has consulted G.107Peter Drucker, Post-capitalist society, HarperBusiness, New York, 1993.196