Name: The End of History and the Last Man
Rating: 4.1 (10 reviews)

Francis Fukuyama

Professor of International Political Economy Francis Fukuyama

Debates whether or not history has an end, defines two forces of human nature that continue to drive civilizations toward democracy, and tries to predict whether or not humankind will want to sustain democracy in the future

The End of History and the Last Man

Enhanced by a new afterword dealing with the post-September 11th world, a provocative exploration of issues of human society and destiny answers such questions as, is there a direction to human history? does history have an end? and where are we now? Reprint. 25,00 first printing.

Sean Wilson

This was much better than I expected, though I wasn't convinced of his thesis by the end. But it was very well argued: Fukuyama is exactly right that history is meaningful and has a direction, and that a thesis like his has to account for human nature, in particular, that people want to be recognised as people.

The last few chapters, though, could be confused for a case against the stability and finality of liberal democracy! I found myself not disagreeing with his thesis because of things he omitted, but because of things he conceded along the way.

All things considered, it's worth a read, and you'll probably enjoy doing so.

Erhan Bilici

Siddharth Ramakrishnan

Keven Wang

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Angelo Zinna

With the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989 the threat of the Cold War which had dominated the second half of the twentieth century vanished. And with it the West looked to the future with optimism but renewed uncertainty. The End of History and the Last Manwas the first book to offer a picture of what the new century would look like. Boldly outlining the challenges and problems to face modern liberal democracies, Frances Fukuyama examined what had just happened and then speculated what was going to come next. Tackling religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes and war, The End of History and the Last Manremains a compelling work to this day, provoking argument and debate among its readers. 'A fascinating historical and philosophical setting for the twenty-first century.' Tom Wolfe 'Captures the prevailing spirit of our times.' New Statesman 'A clever and important book teeming with original ideas.' Mail on Sunday 'Brilliantly argued and scholarly.' Daily Mail 'Clearly written, immensely ambitious.' New York Times Book Review

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