The end of history and the last man

Cover......Page 1
Title page......Page 7
Copyright page......Page 8
Contents......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 13
By Way of an Introduction......Page 15
Part I – An Old Question Asked Anew   [1]......Page 29
1  Our Pessimism   [3]......Page 31
2  The Weakness of Strong States I   [13]......Page 41
3  The Weakness of Strong States II, or, Eating Pineapples on the Moon   [23]......Page 51
4  The Worldwide Liberal Revolution   [39]......Page 67
Part II – The Old Age of Mankind   [53]......Page 81
5  An Idea for a Universal History   [55]......Page 83
6  The Mechanism of Desire   [71]......Page 99
7  No Barbarians at the Gates   [82]......Page 110
8  Accumulation without End   [89]......Page 117
9  The Victory of the VCR   [98]......Page 126
10  In the Land of Education   [109]......Page 137
11  The Former Question Answered   [126]......Page 154
12  No Democracy without Democrats   [131]......Page 159
Part III – The Struggle for Recognition   [141]......Page 169
13  In the Beginning, a Battle to the Death for Pure Prestige   [143]......Page 171
14  The First Man   [153]......Page 181
15  A Vacation in Bulgaria   [162]......Page 190
16  The Beast with Red Cheeks   [171]......Page 199
17  The Rise and Fall of Thymos   [181]......Page 209
18  Lordship and Bondage   [192]......Page 220
19  The Universal and Homogeneous State   [199]......Page 227
Part IV – Leaping Over Rhodes   [209]......Page 237
20  The Coldest of All Cold Monsters   [211]......Page 239
21  The Thymotic Origins of Work   [223]......Page 251
22  Empires of Resentment, Empires of Deference   [235]......Page 263
23  The Unreality of "Realism"   [245]......Page 273
24  The Power of the Powerless   [254]......Page 282
25  National Interests   [266]......Page 294
26  Toward a Pacific Union   [276]......Page 304
Part V – The Last Man   [285]......Page 313
27  In the Realm of Freedom   [287]......Page 315
28  Men without Chests   [300]......Page 328
29  Free and Unequal   [313]......Page 341
30  Perfect Rights and Defective Duties   [322]......Page 350
31  Immense Wars of the Spirit   [328]......Page 356
1  Our Pessimism......Page 369
2  The Weakness of Strong States I......Page 371
3  The Weakness of Strong States II, or, Eating Pineapples on the Moon......Page 373
4  The Worldwide Liberal Revolution......Page 375
5  An Idea for a Universal History......Page 376
6  The Mechanism of Desire......Page 380
7  No Barbarians at the Gates......Page 383
8  Accumulation without End......Page 384
9  The Victory of the VCR......Page 385
10  In the Land of Education......Page 388
11  The Former Question Answered......Page 390
12  No Democracy without Democrats......Page 391
13  In the Beginning, a Battle to the Death for Pure Prestige......Page 392
14  The First Man......Page 393
15  A Vacation in Bulgaria......Page 396
17  The Rise and Fall of Thymos......Page 397
18  Lordship and Bondage......Page 400
20  The Coldest of All Cold Monsters......Page 401
21  The Thymotic Origins of Work......Page 404
22  Empires of Resentment, Empires of Deference......Page 406
23  The Unreality of "Realism"......Page 407
24  The Power of the Powerless......Page 409
25  National Interests......Page 411
26  Toward a Pacific Union......Page 413
28  Men without Chests......Page 414
30  Perfect Rights and Defective Duties......Page 416
31  Immense Wars of the Spirit......Page 417
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