Governing the World: The History of an Idea, 1815 to the

Governing the World: The History of an Idea, 1815 to the Present

A majestic narrative reckoning with the forces that have shaped the nature and destiny of the worldâ€™s governing institutions

The story of global cooperation is a tale of dreamers goading us to find common cause in remedying humanityâ€™s worst problems. But international institutions are also tools for the powers that be to advance their own interests. Mark Mazowerâ€™s Governing the World tells the epic, two-hundred-year story of that inevitable tensionâ€”the unstable and often surprising alchemy between ideas and power. From the rubble of the Napoleonic empire in the nineteenth century through the birth of the League of Nations and the United Nations in the twentieth century to the dominance of global finance at the turn of the millennium, Mazower masterfully explores the current era of international life as Western dominance wanes and a new global balance of powers emerges.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780143123941
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2013-08-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143123941

Governing the World: The History of an Idea, 1815 to the Present