The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam

Douglas Murray

May 2017 · Bloomsbury Publishing

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THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
A WATERSTONES POLITICS PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR, 2018

The Strange Death of Europe is a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the act of suicide. Declining birth-rates, mass immigration and cultivated self-distrust and self-hatred have come together to make Europeans unable to argue for themselves and incapable of resisting their own comprehensive change as a society.

This book is not only an analysis of demographic and political realities, but also an eyewitness account of a continent in self-destruct mode. It includes reporting from across the entire continent, from the places where migrants land to the places they end up, from the people who appear to welcome them in to the places which cannot accept them.

Told from this first-hand perspective, and backed with impressive research and evidence, the book addresses the disappointing failure of multiculturalism, Angela Merkel's U-turn on migration, the lack of repatriation and the Western fixation on guilt. Murray travels to Berlin, Paris, Scandinavia, Lampedusa and Greece to uncover the malaise at the very heart of the European culture, and to hear the stories of those who have arrived in Europe from far away. In each chapter he also takes a step back to look at the bigger issues which lie behind a continent's death-wish, answering the question of why anyone, let alone an entire civilisation, would do this to themselves?

He ends with two visions of Europe – one hopeful, one pessimistic – which paint a picture of Europe in crisis and offer a choice as to what, if anything, we can do next.

Ratings and reviews

The author's racism and pro-Christian beliefs leak through (frequent references to "white Christians", Christian foundational values, etc), but he definitely makes some good points and presents some pretty staggering statistics. Overall an interesting and sobering read, just be aware of the racial and religious biases.

This book rings the alarm bell, warning about Europe's future. The description of the problem is well marshalled and the analysis of the causes well reasoned. Unfortunately, the plan for evasive action is much lighter and less robust

Absolute banger of a book. Highly accurate, valuable sources. No judgements, just observations and logical conclusions. Great helicopterview of the current migration issues in Europe and those responsible with a big focus on how we got here in the first place.

About the author

Douglas Murray is Associate Editor of the Spectator and writes frequently for a variety of other publications, including the Sunday Times, Standpoint and the Wall Street Journal. He has also given talks at both the British and European Parliaments and the White House. He is the author of The Sunday Times bestseller The Madness of Crowds.