Takes a look ahead at the state of the world in the twenty-first century, arguing that peace among the superpowers, democracy, and free markets have no serious rivals as dominant ideas in the international arena.
"In The Ideas That Conquered the Wold, Michael Mandelbaum describes the uneven spread (over the past two centuries) of peace, democracy, and free markets around the world. And he assesses the prospects for these ideas in the years to come, giving particular attention to the Unit…
"In The Ideas That Conquered the Wold, Michael Mandelbaum describes the uneven spread (over the past two centuries) of peace, democracy, and free markets around the world. And he assesses the prospects for these ideas in the years to come, giving particular attention to the Unit…
Continuing in the same tradition as Francis Fukuyama's </The End of History/>, political science professor (and senior fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations) Mandelbaum continues the argument that capitalism and democracy are inextricably linked and that so-called "free mar…
"The region that is today the Republic of Macedonia was long the heart of the Ottoman Empire in Europe. It was home to a complex mix of peoples and faiths who had for hundreds of years lived together in relative peace. To be sure, these people were no strangers to coercive viole…
"L'avènement de l'État islamique a soulevé deux questions majeures, apparemment indépendantes : comment expliquer l'attractivité d'une idéologie djihadiste au sein d'une société tribale ? Comment rendre compte de la fascination que la médiatisation du djihad peut exercer auprès …
La 4e de couv. indique : "L'avènement de l'État islamique a soulevé deux questions majeures, apparemment indépendantes : comment expliquer l'attractivité d'une idéologie djihadiste au sein d'une société tribale? Comment rendre compte de la fascination que la médiatisation du dji…