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An edition of The End of History and the Last Man (1992)

The end of history and the last man

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  • 108 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 9 Have read

Presents evidence to suggest that there are two powerful forces at work in human history, "the logic of modern science" and "the struggle for recognition."

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Free Press, Maxwell Macmillan Canada, Maxwell Macmillan International
Language
English
Pages
418

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Subjects

Philosophy World politics History Weltgeschichte Geschiedfilosofie Ende Politieke ideologie Imaginary histories open_syllabus_project History -- Philosophy World politics -- 1945- Política mundial Geschichtsphilosophie History, philosophy World politics, 1945- Social evolution Social change World politics, 1989- 1945- Liberalisme Natuurwetenschappen Democratie Ontwikkeling (proces) História (teoria) Política Economia política

People

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) Alexandre Kojève Karl Marx (1818-1883) Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) Plato Alexis de Tocqueville

Times

1945- 1945-1989 1945-1965 1965-

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February 28, 2006, Free Press
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1992, Free Press, Maxwell Macmillan Canada, Maxwell Macmillan International
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-401) and index.

Published in
New York, Toronto, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
901
Library of Congress
D16.8 .F85 1992

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxiii, 418 p. ;
Number of pages
418

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1550012M
ISBN 10
0029109752
LCCN
91029677
OCLC/WorldCat
24378505
LibraryThing
5328305
Goodreads
1760029

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Work ID
OL2670501W

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Work Description

Observing totalitarian and authoritarian governments falling around the world, Fukuyama develops an hypothesis that the end state of all this change will be liberal democracy everywhere (The End of History), and considers how people will react (The Last Man).

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The twentieth century, it is safe to say, has made all of us into deep historical pessimists.
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