Francis Fukuyama

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

In this provocative bestseller, Fukuyama examines the profound societal transformations of the last few decades and asserts that they have contributed to the breakdown of communities, the rise of violent crime, and the decline of morality. 24 graphs & charts.

Attacking the right-wing policymakers he had previously associated with, Francis Fukuyama argues that the Bush administration, in the war in Iraq, has wrongly applied the principles of neoconservatism - a philosophy that is vital to the arguments about Iraq, but rarely explored, and whose history he carefully untangles. He goes to explain why the US did not realize how much foreign hostility there would be towards the war, or how difficult reconstruction would be, and connects the problems in Iraq to wider patterns that include recent revolutions in Eastern Europe. Showing that there is no established tradition in international relations theory that can help guide American foreign policy today, Fukuyama then outlines a new approach. This emphasizes the importance of solving the problem of development and of creating multiple international institutions. It would also avoid preventive war, as Fukuyama explains in his usual clear and penetrating style.