THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER. STILL AS RELEVANT TODAY. 20th anniversary edition of The End of History and the Last Man, a landmark of political philosophy by Francis Fukuyama, author of The Origins of Political Order'A fascinating historical and philosophical setting for the twenty-first century' - Tom Wolfe'Was Francis Fukuyama the first man to see Trump coming?' - Paul SagarWith the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989 the threat of the Cold War which had dominated the second half of the twentieth century vanished., And with it the West looked to the future with optimism but renewed uncertainty.The End of History and the Last Man was the first book to offer a picture of what the new century would look like. Boldly outlining the challenges and problems to face modern liberal democracies, Frances Fukuyama examined what had just happened and then speculated what was going to come next.Tackling religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes and war, The End of History and the Last Man remains a compelling work to this day, provoking argument and debate among its readers.'Awesome . ., . a landmark . ., . profoundly realistic and important . ., . supremely timely and cogent . ., . the first book to fully fathom the depth and range of the changes now sweeping through the world' - George Gilder, The Washington Post'A basic rule of intellectual life is that celebrity destroys quality ... Francis Fukuyama is a glorious exception to this rule' - The EconomistFrancis Fukuyama was born in Chicago in 1952., His work includes America at the Crossroads: Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy and After the Neo Cons: Where the Right went Wrong. He now lives in Washington D.C. with his wife and children, where he also works as a part time photographer.

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Penguin Books Ltd
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1 Jan. 2012
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12.9 x 2.7 x 19.8 cm
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024196024X
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978-0241960240
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Publisher : Penguin Books Ltd (1 Jan. 2012)
Language: : English
ISBN-10 : 024196024X
ISBN-13 : 978-0241960240
Dimensions : 12.9 x 2.7 x 19.8 cm

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ridiculously tiny font, poor print quality, poor paper quality

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will order hardback or ebook instead.

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Sajad Jiyad

I may not agree but it's still a good book

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Fukuyama writes very well, he engages you right from the beginning and takes you on a mesmerising journey that includes tables, figures, stats, quotes, everything he needs to posit his theory of American democracy being the solution for all the world's ills. And while reading it you find yourself slowly being convinced and taking note of the various catchy statements he makes at the end of each chapter. However when you finish the book and realise its 2013 and not 1989/1992 you will see the flaws in the argument and how far away we actually are from the End of History. I liked it though and I'm sure there are plenty in the US administration who believe this theory may actually be correct and have desires on implementing it.

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I totally disagree with this as I am an old ...

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I totally disagree with this as I am an old socialist but the guy is persuasive and lucid on the merits of a Hegelian reading of historical development - readable, provocative and influential - highly recommened.

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Tony Lord

Still relevant !

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Even if you don't agree with all of Fukuyama's opinions (or even any) one has to admire some of his insights and the clarity of his expression.
Capitalism should, of course, never be confused with Democracy - but as the author points out both ideals seem to be the most compatable with human nature, therefore the dominant ideologies... for now!
The end of History ? No THE text pointing us to a new era - definately!!
A must read for anyone with a wish to broaden their political, philosophical or historical horizons and frankly who doesn't!?

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 February 2018

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David Bokeria

Fantastic book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 March 2017

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This is a great book. - very interesting and insightful. I would greatly recommend this book to anyone interested in politics and/or history of philosophy!

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A much disputed theory nowadays and this is what the ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 December 2014

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A much disputed theory nowadays and this is what the star ranking is based on.

Cannot fault the service however.

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Good.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 May 2017

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Good for uni.

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