Strange rebels : 1979 and the birth of the 21st century /

"After World War II, a secular, progressive consensus defined the international order. That changed in 1979, when a series of counterrevolutions swept the globe, blazing a path for a new era. China launched reforms that would make it the economic powerhouse it is today. Pope John Paul II travel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Caryl, Christian
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2013]
Subjects:	History, Modern > 1945-1989. World politics > 1975-1985. HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century. HISTORY / Revolutionary. POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General.

Table of Contents:

The great backlash
Malaise
Dragon Year
"A wild but welcoming state of anarchy"
The emperor as revolutionary
Tory insurrectionists
A dream of redemption
The Imam
With a gun in the hand
The Prophet's proletariat
Truth from facts
The blood of the martyrs
The Lady
Thrice banished, thrice restored
The Evangelist
Eleven million people
Back to the future
The second revolution
Playing bridge
Fraternal assistance
Solidarity
Khomeini's children
Jihad
"The Lady's not for turning"
Socialism with Chinese characteristics
The problem with progress.