Empire of democracy : the remaking of the West since the Cold War, 1971-2017

Empire of democracy : the remaking of the West since the Cold War, 1971-2017 / Simon Reid-Henry.

"A unique, rich history of Western liberal democracy over the last forty years, from the fundamental series of changes in the 1970s, to its latest, present incarnation. Half a century ago, at the height of the Cold War and amidst a world economic crisis, the Western democracies were forced to u...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reid-Henry, Simon (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2019]
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Democracy > Western countries > History > 20th century.
Democracy > Western countries > History > 21st century.
Liberalism > Western countries > History > 20th century.
Liberalism > Western countries > History > 21st century.
Cold War > Political aspects > Western countries > History.
Western countries > Politics and government > 20th century.
Western countries > Politics and government > 21st century.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: Two helicopters
  • The unravelling
  • The crisis of capitalism
  • The reckoning
  • A split in the world
  • "Let fury have the hour"
  • The victory : remaking Europe
  • America and "a world transformed"
  • The great convergence
  • A democratic peace?
  • The new prosperity
  • Farewell to all that
  • Blueprints for the new millennium
  • The assault on freedom
  • In the shadow of war
  • The great recession
  • Back to the streets
  • Crisis upon crisis
  • Epilogue: The end of an era?

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