The return of history and the end of dreams /

The return of history and the end of dreams /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Kagan, Robert.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : Knopf, 2008.
Description:	115, [1] p. ; 20 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	World politics -- 1989- World politics.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7182071

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ISBN:	9780307269232 030726923X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [107]-[116]).
Summary:	Addresses the challenges and questions confronting the modern-day liberal democratic world, from the competition among powerful nations to the violent struggle of radical Islam, and calls for a new approach on the part of the liberal world to shape the future.

Table of Contents:

The world has become
Hopes and dreams
The return of great power nationalism
The rise of Russia
The rise of China
Japan: a return to normalcy
India and the argument of power
Iran and regional hegemony
The ambitious superpower
The axis of democracy and the association of autocrats
The hopeless dream of radical Islam
The vices and virtues of American hegemony
Toward a concert of democracies
Conclusion.