{"product_id":"political-order-and-political-decay-from-the-industrial-revolution-to-the-globalization-of-democracy","title":"Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy","description":"The second volume of the bestselling landmark work on the history of the modern state\n\nWriting in The Wall Street Journal, David Gress called Francis Fukuyama's Origins of Political Order \"magisterial in its learning and admirably immodest in its ambition.\" In The New York Times Book Review, Michael Lind described the book as \"a major achievement by one of the leading public intellectuals of our time.\" And in The Washington Post, Gerard DeGrott exclaimed \"this is a book that will be remembered. Bring on volume two.\"\nVolume two is finally here, completing the most important work of political thought in at least a generation. Taking up the essential question of how societies develop strong, impersonal, and accountable political institutions, Fukuyama follows the story from the French Revolution to the so-called Arab Spring and the deep dysfunctions of contemporary American politics. He examines the effects of corruption on governance, and why some societies have been successful at rooting it out. He explores the different legacies of colonialism in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, and offers a clear-eyed account of why some regions have thrived and developed more quickly than others. And he boldly reckons with the future of democracy in the face of a rising global middle class and entrenched political paralysis in the West.\nA sweeping, masterful account of the struggle to create a well-functioning modern state, Political Order and Political Decay is destined to be a classic.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0374227357\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0374227357.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Fukuyama, Francis\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41448596406330,"sku":"DBV.0374227357.G","price":8.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0374227357-0.jpg?v=1780859637","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/political-order-and-political-decay-from-the-industrial-revolution-to-the-globalization-of-democracy","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}