The Best of Times, The Worst of Times - Burleigh Michael
Michael Burleigh
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In the decades since the end of the Second World War, it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed. However, events in the early years of the twenty-first century - first, the 2003 war with Iraq and its chaotic aftermath and, second, the financial crash of 2008 - have threatened the general acceptance that continued progress under the benign (or sometimes not so benign) gaze of the western powers is the only way forwards. And as America turns inwards and Europe is beset by austerity politics and populist nationalism, the post-war consensus looks less and less secure. But is this really the worst of times? In a forensic examination of the world we now live in, acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh sets out to answer that question. Who could have imagined that China would champion globalization and lead the battle on climate change? Or that post-Soviet Russia might present a greater threat to the world's stability than ISIS? And whi...
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2017Uitgever: Palgrave Macmillan448 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1509847928ISBN-13: 9781509847921Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Burleigh, Michael] [Pagina's: 431] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: London, Macmillan] [Jaar: 2017] [Titel: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: A History of Now]
