Francis Fukuyama

With the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989 the threat of the Cold War which had dominated the second half of the twentieth century vanished. And with it the West looked to the future with optimism but renewed uncertainty.The End of History and the Last Man was the first book to offer a picture of what the new century would look like. Boldly outlining the challenges and problems to face modern liberal democracies, Francis Fukuyama examined what had just happened and predicted what was coming next.Now updated with a new afterword, Fukuyama shows how the central issue today remains the same. Have any political and economic models arisen that could challenge liberal democracy as the best way of organizing human societies? He remains unconvinced.Tackling religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes and war, The End of History and the Last Man is as compelling today as it was when it was written - and just as provocative too.'Awesome . . . a landmark . . . profoundly realistic and important . . . supremely timely and cogent' Washington Post'Clearly written, immensely ambitious' New York Times'Clever, important, teeming with original ideas' Mail on Sunday'We are indebted to Fukuyama for such an ambitious work of political philosophy' Foreign Affairs

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Nations are not trapped by their pasts, but events that happened hundreds or even thousands of years ago continue to exert huge influence on present-day politics. This title examines the paths that different societies have taken to reach their current forms of political order.

In 1989, Francis Fukuyama began an explosive debate about the future of the world in the post-Cold War era with an article entitled The End of History and the Last Man. This seminal book expands on his original work to address the fundamental and far-reaching themes of the new millennium. The result is nothing short of an historical and philosophical primer for the onslaught of the 21st century.

In The Origins of Political Order, Francis Fukuyama took us from the dawn of mankind to the French and American Revolutions. Here, he picks up the thread again in the second instalment of his definitive account of mankinds emergence as a political animal.This is the story of how state, law and democracy developed after these cataclysmic events, how the modern landscape - with its uneasy tension between dictatorships and liberal democracies - evolved and how in the United States and in other developed democracies, unmistakable signs of decay have emerged.If we want to understand the political systems that dominate and order our lives, we must first address their origins - in our own recent past as well as in the earliest systems of human government. Fukuyama argues that the key to successful government can be reduced to three key elements: a strong state, the rule of law and institutions of democratic accountability.This magisterial account is required reading for anyone wishing to know more about mankinds greatest achievements.

Escrito en un estilo brillante, persuasivo y fácilmente accesible, "¿El fin de la Historia?" de Francis Fukuyama es uno de los ensayos clave del siglo XX. Publicado originalmente en el verano de 1989 en "The National Interest", su tesis central -la idea de democracia liberal como punto final de la evolucion ideologica de la humanidad- alcanzo un valor profetico con la caida del muro de Berlin y el final de la Guerra Fria. El presente volumen ofrece al lector otros dos trabajos -"Reflexiones acerca de ''¿El fin de la Historia?'' cinco años despues" (1994) y "Epilogo a la segunda edicion de ''El fin de la Historia y el ultimo hombre''" (2006)- en los que el autor se ocupa tanto de responder a las criticas mas importantes que se le formularon como de clarificar sus tesis mas controvertidas.Seleccion y presentacion de Juan Garcia-Moran EscobedoEscrito en un estilo brillante, persuasivo y fácilmente accesible, "¿El fin de la Historia?" de Francis Fukuyama es uno de los ensayos clave del siglo XX. Publicado originalmente en el verano de 1989 en "The National Interest", su tesis central -la idea de democracia liberal como punto final de la evolucion ideologica de la humanidad- alcanzo un valor profetico con la caida del muro de Berlin y el final de la Guerra Fria. El presente volumen ofrece al lector otros dos trabajos -"Reflexiones acerca de ''¿El fin de la Historia?'' cinco años despues" (1994) y "Epilogo a la segunda edicion de ''El fin de la Historia y el ultimo hombre''" (2006)- en los que el autor se ocupa tanto de responder a las criticas mas importantes que se le formularon como de clarificar sus tesis mas controvertidas.Seleccion y presentacion de Juan Garcia-Moran Escobedo

Part two of the most important book about the history and future of politics since The End of History.In The Origins of Political Order, Francis Fukuyama took us from the dawn of mankind to the French and American Revolutions. Here, he picks up the thread again in the second instalment of his definitive account of mankind''s emergence as a political animal.This is the story of how state, law and democracy developed after these cataclysmic events, how the modern landscape - with its uneasy tension between dictatorships and liberal democracies - evolved and how in the United States and in other developed democracies, unmistakable signs of decay have emerged.If we want to understand the political systems that dominate and order our lives, we must first address their origins - in our own recent past as well as in the earliest systems of human government. Fukuyama argues that the key to successful government can be reduced to three key elements: a strong state, the rule of law, and institutions of democratic accountability.This magisterial account is required reading for anyone wishing to know more about mankind''s greatest achievements.

Fukuyama hace una revisión de lo que ha sido la política exterior norteamericana a partir del 11-S en paralelo con la evolución de la política neoconservadora, para culminar con una propuesta de hacia donde deben enfocarse los esfuerzos en el panorama mundial actual. Se trata de un ensayo claramente estructurado que sigue paso a paso las teorias de los neoconservadores y las politicas de Bush para analizar la relacion entre las dos.

Is a baby whose personality has been chosen from a gene supermarket still a human? If we choose what we create what happens to morality? Is this the end of human nature? The dramatic advances in DNA technology over the last few years are the stuff of science fiction. It is now not only possible to clone human beings it is happening. For the first time since the creation of the earth four billion years ago, or the emergence of mankind 10 million years ago, people will be able to choose their children''s'' sex, height, color, personality traits and intelligence. It will even be possible to create ''super humans'' by mixing human genes with those of other animals for extra strength or longevity. But is this desirable? What are the moral and political consequences? Will it mean anything to talk about ''human nature'' any more? Is this the end of human beings? "Our Posthuman Future" is a passionate analysis of the greatest political and moral problem ever to face the human race

La biotechnique contemporaine menace-t-elle d''altérer la nature humaine et de nous propulser ainsi dans une « post-humanité » effraynate ? La nature humaine modèle et détermine les différents types