| The Return of History: Conflict, Migration, and Geopolitics in the Twenty-First Century Contributor(s): Welsh, Jennifer (Author) |
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ISBN: 1487001304 ISBN-13: 9781487001308 Publisher: House of Anansi Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Historiography - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | Geopolitics |
| Dewey: 901 |
| LCCN: 2016932422 |
| Series: CBC Massey Lectures |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.5" W x 8.1" (1.05 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1989, as the Berlin Wall crumbled and the Cold War dissipated, the American political commentator Francis Fukuyama wrote a famous essay, entitled "The End of History." Fukuyama argued that the demise of the confrontation between Communism and capitalism, and the expansion of Western liberal democracy, signaled the endpoint of humanity's sociocultural and political evolution, the waning of traditional power politics, and the path toward a more peaceful world. At the heart of his thesis was the audaciously optimistic idea of "progress" in history. But a quarter of a century after Fukuyama's bold prediction about transcending the struggles of the past, history has returned. The twenty-first century has not seen unfettered progress toward peace and a single form of government, but the reappearance of trends and practices many believed had been erased: arbitrary executions, attempts to annihilate ethnic and religious minorities, the starvation of besieged populations, invasion and annexation of territory, and the mass movement of refugees and displaced persons. This book will both illustrate and explain this return of history, and it will also argue how the reappearance of things deemed "barbaric" or "medieval" has a modern twist. |
Contributor Bio(s): Welsh, Jennifer: - JENNIFER WELSH is Professor and Chair in International Relations at the European University Institute in Florence (Italy) and a Fellow of Somerville College, University of Oxford. From 2013 until 2016, she was the Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary General on the Responsibility to Protect. She co-founded the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict, and has taught international relations at the University of Toronto, McGill University, and the Central European University (Prague). Welsh is the author, co-author, and editor of several books and articles on international relations, the changing character of war, and Canadian foreign policy. She was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, and is of Metis descent. She now lives in Italy, with her husband and two children. |