Francis Fukuyama and the End of HistoryIn the early 1990s the American academic, political commentator and government advisor, Francis Fukuyama, leapt to prominence with his argument that society had entered a new and lasting phase. He claimed that the change was so dramatic that it might be accurately depicted as the end of history. Fukuyama derived his argument from the writings of Kant, Hegel and a critical reading of Marx. This new phase represented the worldwide triumph of liberal democracy with the collapse of communism. History has ended in the sense that there is no more room for large ideological battles. |
Contents
Series Editors Preface viii | 1 |
Spirit and State | 24 |
Communism and the End of Prehistory | 50 |
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Francis Fukuyama and the End of History Howard Williams,E Gwynn Matthews,David Sullivan Limited preview - 2016 |
Francis Fukuyama and the End of History Howard L. Williams,David Sullivan,E. Gwynn Matthews No preview available - 1997 |
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