After the fall : from the end of history to the crisis of democracy, how politicians broke our world
Shapiro, Ian2026
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The collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989 ushered in an era of tremendous political optimism: communism was receding and democracy was on the march in Eastern Europe, Latin America, and much of Asia. Even surviving communist regimes were adopting capitalism, and the stagflation of the 1970s and industrial strife of the1980s were in the rear-view mirror. Four decades later, euphoria has given way to resentment and pessimism. Britain left the EU, Donald Trump's populist crusade gained him the White House not once, but twice, and right-wing parties have gained power across Europe and other parts of the world on a scale not seen since the 1930s. What happened? In this work, pre-eminent political scientist Ian Shapiro argues that the current crisis was far from inevitable.
Main title:
Author:
Shapiro, Ian, author
Imprint:
New York : Basic Books, 2026.
Collation:
320 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781541606265 (hbk)
Dewey class:
909.829
LC class:
D860
Language:
English
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BRN:
4371425
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