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History's fools : the pursuit of idealism and the revenge of politics /

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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. 30 years later, this unipolar worldview- premised on shared val...

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Main Author: Jones, David Martin, 1950- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Hurst & Company, 2020.
Subjects:
Civilization > 21st century > Philosophy.
Civilization, Western > 21st century > Philosophy.
World politics > 1989-
Civilization, Modern > 21st century > Philosophy.
Civilisation > 21e siècle > Philosophie.
Civilisation occidentale > 21e siècle > Philosophie.
Politique mondiale > 1989-
Civilization > Philosophy
Civilization, Western > Philosophy
World politics
Since 1989
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The End of History and the Kantian Moment
  • 3. Post-Cold War International Political Theory
  • 4. The Progressive Mind and the Islamist Challenge
  • 5. The Incoherence of the Philosophers
  • 6. The Language of Progress and the Closure of the European Mind
  • 7. The Networked Global Order
  • 8. All Roads Lead to China
  • 9. Maxims or Axioms?
  • 10. The Revenge of Politics and the Search for Order
  • 11. Conclusion
  • Afterword: The Study of International Relations and the
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.