{"product_id":"the-return-of-history-9781487002428","title":"The Return of History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the 2016 CBC Massey Lectures, former Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General and international relations specialist Jennifer Welsh delivers a timely, intelligent, and fascinating analysis of twenty-first-century geopolitics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1989, as the Berlin Wall crumbled and the Cold War dissipated, the American political commentator Francis Fukuyama wrote a famous essay, entitled The End of History, which argued that the demise of confrontation between Communism and capitalism, and the expansion of Western liberal democracy, signalled the endpoint of humanity's sociocultural and political evolution, and the path toward a more peaceful world. But a quarter of a century after Fukuyama's bold prediction, history has returned: arbitrary executions, attempts to annihilate ethnic and religious minorities, the starvation of besieged populations, invasion and annexation of territory, and the mass movement of refugees and displaced persons. It has also witnessed cracks a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInsightful, frighteningly timely, and highly accessible. . . [Welsh] skillfully answers realpolitik questions with a seamless, finely honed argument deserving of broad readership and study. * Publisher's Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eWelsh’s unusual perspective serves her well and distinguishes this book from other return-of-history jeremiads. Not only is she exceptionally fluent in the debates and histories of political science, but she has a unique understanding of the actual workings and breaking points of the formal international order and its failings. * Globe and Mail *\u003cbr\u003eWelsh offers an engaging and thought-provoking argument. * National Post *\u003cbr\u003eWelsh mounts a forceful moral argument. * Maclean's *\u003cbr\u003eOutright inspirational . . . Whether you are interested in history, political science, economics, or are simply concerned about the state of the world, this book will force you to think long and hard. * Quill and Quire *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867301261655,"sku":"9781487002428","price":11.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-return-of-history-9781487002428","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}