History • Politics

History's Fools : The Pursuit of Idealism and the Revenge of Politics

David Martin Jones

A tale of Western liberal hubris and our failure to escape from history.

The end of the Cold War announced a new world order. Liberal democracy prevailed, ideological conflict abated, and world politics set off for the promised land of a secular, cosmopolitan, market-friendly end of history. Or so it seemed. Thirty years later, this unipolar worldview— premised on shared values, open markets, open borders and abstract social justice—lies in tatters. What happened?

Dimensions

22 x 14.5 cm

Pages

404

Publisher

Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2020.

Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.

Language: English.

One copy is available

Condition:Unused

Are you interested in another book? You can search the offer using our search engine or browse books by category.

You may also be interested in these titles

Croatian history • History of the Balkans • Middle Ages

O podrijetlu i zgodama Slavena

Vinko Pribojević

A critical bilingual (Latin-Croatian) edition of Pribojević's speech from 1525, which celebrates the origin, glory, and history of the Slavs, identifying them with the Illyrians and other ancient peoples. A classic work of early Pan-Slavism.

Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (JAZU), 1951.

Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.

14.76 €

Communism and fascism • 20th Century • Political journalism • Political-historical essays

Hitler osvajač: raskrinkavanje jedne legende

Rudolf Olden

One of the first anti-Hitler works, published by Nolit as early as 1933. This is an early, shorter version of the work (originally published anonymously in Prague), which preceded the expanded edition from Amsterdam in 1935.

Nolit, 1933.

Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.

15.32 €

Facsimile editions • Croatian history • History of the Balkans • History of the church • Catholicity

Djelovanje franjevaca u Bosni i Hercegovini za prvih šest viekova njihova boravka I-III (pretisak iz 1881)

Fra Mijo Vjenceslav Batinić

The work depicts the first six centuries of Franciscan activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1235–1835): from the establishment of the Vicariate and Province to their pastoral, cultural, diplomatic and educational work, based on rich archival material.

Fortuna d.o.o., 2026.

Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.

25.00 €

Facsimile editions • Croatian history • History of the Balkans • History of the church

Stanje redodržave Bosne Srebrene

Fra Martin Nedić

A historical overview of the organization, activities and crises of the Order of the State of Silver Bosnia throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, with an emphasis on the role of the Franciscans in the social, cultural and political life of Bosnia. Repri

Fortuna d.o.o., 2011.

Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.

8.62 €

Facsimile editions • Croatian history • History of the Balkans • Travel Books

Putovanje po Bosni

Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski

Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski's travelogue provides a vivid account of Bosnia in the mid-19th century, recording the landscape, customs, political circumstances, and everyday life under Ottoman rule.

Fortuna d.o.o., 2007.

Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.

14.60 €

Communism and fascism • History of Civilizations • History of Europe

Metamorfoze Ruskog Carstva 1721. - 1921.: Geopolitika, ode i narodi

Andrzej Nowak

A historical study of the transformations of the Russian Empire from Peter the Great to the early USSR, focusing on imperial geopolitics, ideological patterns, and relations with peoples within the empire.

Fortuna d.o.o., 2023.

Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.

35.00 €