Empire of Democracy - The Remaking of the West since the Cold War, 1971-2017

Zusatztext Reid-Henry makes the case for seeing our recent past as a distinct period! as well as showing that this era is drawing to a close. He does this convincingly! stylishly and with verve. This is as good a general account as we have of democracy's dysfunctions and discontents over the last 50 years! and a significant improvement on most of the books published recently on our current disorders... in this fine book he has at least provided some starting points for thinking about what we need to do next to overcomes the morbid systems of our age and build something new. Informationen zum Autor Simon Reid-Henry is a writer and prize-winner scholar. Associate Professor at Queen Mary, University of London, he holds a joint position as a Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute, Oslo. Klappentext A history of the Western world from the 1970s to the present day, charting life since the end of the Cold War. 'As exciting and readable as a Cold War thriller' "The Times" The first panoramic history of the Western world from the 1970s to the present day: Empire of Democracy is the story for those asking how we got to where we are. Zusammenfassung The first panoramic history of the Western world from the 1970s to the present day: Empire of Democracy is the story for those asking how we got to where we are.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Simon Reid-Henry, Reid-Henry Simon
• Editore: John Murray
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 06.08.2020
• EAN: 9781473670570
• ISBN: 978-1-4736-7057-0
• Pagine: 870
• Dimensioni: 127 mm x 196 mm x 38 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Political structures: democracy, General and world history, Political structures / systems: democracy