225:, Michael Brendan Dougherty praised it as "informed by actual reporting across the Continent, and a quality of writing that manages to be spritely and elegiac at the same time. Murray's is also a truly liberal intellect, in that he is free from the power that taboo exerts over the European problem, but he doesn't betray the slightest hint of atavism or meanspiritedness".
274:
as "gentrified xenophobia" and "Chapter after chapter circles around the same repetitive themes: migrants raping and murdering and terrorising; paeans to
Christianity; long polemics about how Europe is too 'exhausted by history' and colonial guilt to face another battle, and is thus letting itself be
207:
Murray contends that
European civilization as it has historically existed will not survive. He explores two factors in explaining this: The first is the combination of mass migration of new peoples into Europe together with its low birth rates; the second is what Murray describes as "the fact that…
27:
662:"Douglas Murray glitters in the gloom. His pessimism about multiculturalism is so well constructed and written it is almost uplifting. Liberals will want to rebut him. I should warn them that they will need to argue harder than they have ever argued before." - Nick Cohen
241:, Juliet Samuel summarised Murray's book by saying, "His overall thesis, that a guilt-driven and exhausted Europe is playing fast and loose with its precious modern values by embracing migration on such a scale, is hard to refute". Conservative political commentator
318:
claimed it "hit on some unfortunate truths", but "shows an incomplete picture of Europe today." Furthermore, it said that "the book would benefit, however, from far more reporting" and claimed Murray often "lets fear trump analysis" and was "prone to exaggeration."
291:, Murtaza Hussain criticized the "relentlessly paranoid tenor" of Murray's work and said that its claims of mass crime perpetuated by immigrants were "blinkered to the point of being propaganda", while noting the book's appeal to the
309:
called the book "a staggeringly one-sided flow of statistics, interviews and examples, reflecting a clear decision to make the book a rhetorical claim that Europe is doomed to self-destruction".
634:"This is a vitally important book, the contents of which should be known to everyone who can influence the course of events, at this critical time in the history of Europe." - Sir Roger Scruton
816:
275:
rolled over by invaders fiercely confident in their own beliefs", while also pointing out that Murray offers little definition of the
European culture he claims is under threat.
740:
821:
167:
796:
694:
434:
416:
398:
380:
359:
341:
132:
542:
791:
195:
748:
655:
627:
582:
561:
801:
811:
786:
302:
675:
242:
520:
721:
762:
460:
375:(in German), translated by Krisztina Koenen (EDITION TICHYS EINBLICK ed.), MĂĽnchen: FinanzBuch Verlag,
329:
183:
40:
470:
450:
78:
495:
237:
722:"The Far Right Is Obsessed With a Book About Muslims Destroying Europe. Here's What It Gets Wrong"
600:
281:
190:
648:
The
Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam: 9781472958051: Murray, Douglas: Books
620:
The
Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam: 9781472958051: Murray, Douglas: Books
429:(in Japanese), translated by Atsuo Machida, Takeshi Nakano (foreword), Tokyo: Toyo Keizai Inc.,
411:(in Italian), translated by Annamaria Biavasco e Valentina Guani, Vieenza: Neri Pozza Editore,
702:
651:
623:
430:
412:
394:
376:
355:
337:
139:
127:
26:
186:. It was published in the United Kingdom in May 2017, and in June 2017 in the United States.
806:
566:
231:
297:
221:
516:
780:
314:
287:
276:
267:
250:
262:
208:
at the same time Europe lost faith in its beliefs, traditions, and legitimacy".
676:"The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray review – gentrified xenophobia"
306:
254:
226:
219:
received a polarized reception among critics and commentators. Writing in the
706:
393:, TOUC.ESSAIS (in French), translated by Julien Funnaro, Paris: L'artilleur,
292:
249:". Other commentators and writers who spoke positively of the book included
235:
called the book "a brilliant, important and profoundly depressing book". In
111:
107:
146:
741:"Misrecognising the problem: Douglas Murray's The Strange Death of Europe"
246:
182:
is a 2017 book by the
British journalist and political commentator
285:
described the book as "a handy digest of far-right clichés". In
365:- added Murray's Afterword on pp. 321–337 at April 2018.
140:
695:"How the New Immigration Is Shaking Old Europe to Its Core"
391:
L'étrange suicide de l'Europe: Immigration, identité, Islam
583:"Yanis Varoufakis and Douglas Murray: why Europe is weary"
409:
La strana morte dell'Europa. Immigrazione, identitĂ , Islam
352:
The
Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam
334:
The
Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam
260:
Conversely, other reviews were very negative. Writing in
245:
concluded in his review that "Europe is drifting towards
179:
The
Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam
562:"Books: The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray"
373:
Der
Selbstmord Europas: Immigration, Identität, Islam
354:(Paperback ed.), London: Bloomsbury Continuum,
336:(Hardcover ed.), London: Bloomsbury Continuum,
162:
152:
138:
126:
118:
102:
94:
84:
74:
54:
46:
36:
168:The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity
543:"The Manchester Attack and the Death of Europe"
157:Islamophilia: A Very Metropolitan Malady
817:Non-fiction books about immigration to Europe
8:
19:
25:
18:
541:Dougherty, Michael Brendan (2017-05-30).
427:Seiyō no jishi: Imin, Aidentitī, Isuramu
822:Works about the European migrant crisis
486:
720:Hussain, Murtaza (25 December 2018).
7:
693:Mishra, Pankaj (14 September 2017).
196:The Strange Death of Liberal England
312:A more mixed review of the book in
14:
763:"Fearing the "suicide" of Europe"
189:The book's title was inspired by
797:Books by Douglas Murray (author)
646:Murray, Douglas (12 June 2018).
618:Murray, Douglas (12 June 2018).
515:Abrams, Elliott (12 July 2017).
494:Azize, Joseph (6 October 2017).
193:'s classic of political history
739:Almond, Ian (11 August 2017).
425:Murray, Douglas (2018-12-14),
407:Murray, Douglas (2018-11-15),
389:Murray, Douglas (2018-04-25),
371:Murray, Douglas (2018-03-12),
350:Murray, Douglas (2018-06-14),
1:
674:Hinsliff, Gaby (6 May 2017).
601:"The Dream and the Nightmare"
581:Samuel, Juliet (6 May 2017).
517:"The Strange Death of Europe"
496:"The Strange Death of Europe"
521:Council on Foreign Relations
20:The Strange Death of Europe
792:Bloomsbury Publishing books
266:, the political journalist
217:The Strange Death of Europe
16:2017 book by Douglas Murray
838:
560:Liddle, Rod (7 May 2017).
31:Cover of the first edition
605:Claremont Review of Books
24:
461:Germany Abolishes Itself
802:Books critical of Islam
812:English-language books
787:2017 non-fiction books
451:The Death of the West
199:, published in 1935.
79:Bloomsbury Publishing
751:on 12 November 2020.
587:The Daily Telegraph
471:Le Suicide français
238:The Daily Telegraph
21:
699:The New York Times
650:. Bloomsbury USA.
622:. Bloomsbury USA.
282:The New York Times
191:George Dangerfield
436:978-4-492-44450-4
418:978-88-545-1701-1
400:978-2-81000-825-4
382:978-3-95972-105-9
361:978-1-4729-5800-6
343:978-1-4729-4224-1
175:
174:
133:978-1-4729-4224-1
95:Publication place
829:
771:
770:
759:
753:
752:
747:. Archived from
736:
730:
729:
717:
711:
710:
690:
684:
683:
671:
665:
664:
643:
637:
636:
615:
609:
608:
597:
591:
590:
578:
572:
571:
567:The Sunday Times
557:
551:
550:
538:
532:
531:
529:
527:
512:
506:
505:
503:
502:
491:
476:
466:
456:
439:
421:
403:
385:
364:
346:
232:The Sunday Times
163:Followed by
153:Preceded by
142:
86:Publication date
29:
22:
837:
836:
832:
831:
830:
828:
827:
826:
777:
776:
775:
774:
769:. 17 June 2017.
761:
760:
756:
745:Middle East Eye
738:
737:
733:
719:
718:
714:
692:
691:
687:
673:
672:
668:
658:
645:
644:
640:
630:
617:
616:
612:
599:
598:
594:
580:
579:
575:
559:
558:
554:
547:National Review
540:
539:
535:
525:
523:
514:
513:
509:
500:
498:
493:
492:
488:
483:
474:
464:
454:
446:
437:
424:
419:
406:
401:
388:
383:
370:
362:
349:
344:
330:Murray, Douglas
328:
325:
298:Middle East Eye
243:John O'Sullivan
222:National Review
214:
205:
103:Media type
87:
70:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
835:
833:
825:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
779:
778:
773:
772:
754:
731:
712:
685:
666:
657:978-1472958051
656:
638:
629:978-1472958051
628:
610:
592:
573:
552:
533:
507:
485:
484:
482:
479:
478:
477:
467:
457:
445:
442:
441:
440:
435:
422:
417:
404:
399:
386:
381:
368:
367:
366:
360:
342:
332:(2017-05-04),
324:
321:
213:
210:
204:
201:
184:Douglas Murray
173:
172:
164:
160:
159:
154:
150:
149:
144:
136:
135:
130:
124:
123:
120:
116:
115:
104:
100:
99:
98:United Kingdom
96:
92:
91:
88:
85:
82:
81:
76:
72:
71:
69:
68:
65:
62:
58:
56:
52:
51:
48:
44:
43:
41:Douglas Murray
38:
34:
33:
30:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
834:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
784:
782:
768:
767:The Economist
764:
758:
755:
750:
746:
742:
735:
732:
727:
726:The Intercept
723:
716:
713:
708:
704:
700:
696:
689:
686:
681:
677:
670:
667:
663:
659:
653:
649:
642:
639:
635:
631:
625:
621:
614:
611:
606:
602:
596:
593:
588:
584:
577:
574:
569:
568:
563:
556:
553:
548:
544:
537:
534:
522:
518:
511:
508:
497:
490:
487:
480:
473:
472:
468:
463:
462:
458:
453:
452:
448:
447:
443:
438:
432:
428:
423:
420:
414:
410:
405:
402:
396:
392:
387:
384:
378:
374:
369:
363:
357:
353:
348:
347:
345:
339:
335:
331:
327:
326:
322:
320:
317:
316:
315:The Economist
310:
308:
304:
300:
299:
294:
290:
289:
288:The Intercept
284:
283:
279:'s review in
278:
277:Pankaj Mishra
273:
272:Strange Death
269:
268:Gaby Hinsliff
265:
264:
258:
256:
252:
251:Roger Scruton
248:
244:
240:
239:
234:
233:
228:
224:
223:
218:
211:
209:
202:
200:
198:
197:
192:
187:
185:
181:
180:
171:
169:
165:
161:
158:
155:
151:
148:
145:
143:
137:
134:
131:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
83:
80:
77:
73:
66:
63:
60:
59:
57:
53:
49:
45:
42:
39:
35:
28:
23:
766:
757:
749:the original
744:
734:
725:
715:
698:
688:
680:The Guardian
679:
669:
661:
647:
641:
633:
619:
613:
607:. Fall 2017.
604:
595:
586:
576:
565:
555:
546:
536:
524:. Retrieved
510:
499:. Retrieved
489:
469:
459:
449:
426:
408:
390:
372:
351:
333:
313:
311:
296:
286:
280:
271:
263:The Guardian
261:
259:
236:
230:
220:
216:
215:
206:
194:
188:
178:
177:
176:
166:
156:
64:immigration
781:Categories
501:2021-12-08
481:References
307:Ian Almond
305:professor
303:Georgetown
270:described
255:Nick Cohen
227:Rod Liddle
147:1027567742
90:4 May 2017
707:0362-4331
293:far right
212:Reception
112:paperback
108:Hardcover
75:Publisher
444:See also
323:Editions
61:Politics
55:Subjects
47:Language
807:Eurabia
526:13 July
247:Eurabia
106:Print (
50:English
705:
654:
626:
475:(2014)
465:(2010)
455:(2001)
433:
415:
397:
379:
358:
340:
203:Thesis
170:
37:Author
295:. In
119:Pages
67:Islam
703:ISSN
652:ISBN
624:ISBN
528:2017
431:ISBN
413:ISBN
395:ISBN
377:ISBN
356:ISBN
338:ISBN
253:and
141:OCLC
128:ISBN
110:and
229:of
122:352
783::
765:.
743:.
724:.
701:.
697:.
678:.
660:.
632:.
603:.
585:.
564:.
545:.
519:.
301:,
257:.
728:.
709:.
682:.
589:.
570:.
549:.
530:.
504:.
114:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.