Liberal Democracy as the End of History: Fukuyama and Postmodern Challenges

by Christopher Hughes

Francis Fukuyama claims that liberal democracy is the end of history. This book provides a theoretical re-examination of this claim through postmodernist ideas.

The book argues that postmodern ideas provide a valuable critique to Fukuyama's thesis, and poses the questions: can we talk about a universal and teleological history; a universal human nature; or an autonomous individual? It addresses whether postmodern theories - concerning the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415669057
• ISBN13: 9780415669054
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"