The best of times, the worst of times : (Record no. 33307)

MARC details
ISBN
International Standard Book Number 9781509847921
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 909 BU BE
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL AUTHOR
Authors Burleigh, Michael
TITLE STATEMENT
Title The best of times, the worst of times :
Subtitle a history of now
Statement of responsibility, etc. Michael Burleigh
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication London :
Publisher Macmillan,
Date c2017.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvi, 431 p. ;
Size 24 cm.
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUMMARY
Summary In the decades since the end of the Second World War, it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed. However, events in the early years of the twenty-first century - first, the 2003 war with Iraq and its chaotic aftermath and, second, the financial crash of 2008 - have threatened the general acceptance that continued progress under the benign (or sometimes not so benign) gaze of the western powers is the only way forwards. And as America turns inwards and Europe is beset by austerity politics and populist nationalism, the post-war consensus looks less and less secure. But is this really the worst of times? In a forensic examination of the world we now live in, acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh sets out to answer that question. Who could have imagined that China would champion globalization and lead the battle on climate change? Or that post-Soviet Russia might present a greater threat to the world's stability than ISIS? And while we may be on the cusp of still more dramatic change, perhaps the risks will - in time - bring not only change but a wholly positive transformation.Incisive, robust and always insightful, The Best of Times, The Worst of Times is both a dazzling tour d'horizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading World politics
Chronological 21st century
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Economic history
Chronological 21st century
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Holdings
Date last seen Full call number Barcode Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Withdrawn status Permanent location Current location Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition
04/12/2017 909 BU BE T0058717 04/12/2017 REGULAR   Dewey Decimal Classification       University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 24/01/2018 Kinokuniya