History's Fools: The Pursuit of Idealism and the Revenge of Politics

by David Martin Jones

The end of the Cold War announced a new world order. Liberal democracy prevailed, ideological conflict abated, and world politics set off for the promised land of a secular, cosmopolitan, market-friendly end of history. Or so it seemed. Thirty years later, this unipolar worldview-- premised on shared values, open markets, open borders and abstract social justice--lies in tatters. What happened?

David Martin Jones examines the progressive ideas...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197510612
• ISBN13: 9780197510612
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.5"