| God and Gold: Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World Contributor(s): Mead, Walter Russell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375713735 ISBN-13: 9780375713736 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $21.85 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: A stunningly insightful account of the global political and economic system, sustained first by Britain and now by America, that has created the modern world. The key to the two countries' predominance, Mead argues, lies in the individualistic ideology inherent in the Anglo-American religion. Over the years Britain and America's liberal democratic system has been repeatedly challeged--by Catholic Spain and Louis XIV, the Nazis, communists, and Al Qaeda--and for the most part, it has prevailed. But the current conflicts in the Middle East threaten to change that record unless we foster a deeper understanding of the conflicts between the liberal world system and its foes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | United States - General - History | Modern - General |
| Dewey: 327.73 |
| LCCN: 2008279060 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.22" W x 8.02" (0.75 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A stunningly insightful account of the global political and economic system, sustained first by Britain and now by America, that has created the modern world. The key to the two countries' predominance, Mead argues, lies in the individualistic ideology inherent in the Anglo-American religion. Over the years Britain and America's liberal democratic system has been repeatedly challeged--by Catholic Spain and Louis XIV, the Nazis, communists, and Al Qaeda--and for the most part, it has prevailed. But the current conflicts in the Middle East threaten to change that record unless we foster a deeper understanding of the conflicts between the liberal world system and its foes. |
