Friday, January 27, 2006
Books read 2005: The End of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama & One of Us by Hugo Young
5.The End of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama (1992)
Proposes that we have reached the “end of history”, the end of ideological differences. The winner, Liberal democracy and capitalism. Interesting, controversial, and bit of a difficult read, but worth persevering with.
6.One of Us by Hugo Young (1991)
The best biography of Thatcher. Well written and balanced, not a hatchet job nor a hagiography. On a second reading it is quite sympathetic to a lot she did, while also pointing out the costs of her “revolution”.
Proposes that we have reached the “end of history”, the end of ideological differences. The winner, Liberal democracy and capitalism. Interesting, controversial, and bit of a difficult read, but worth persevering with.
6.One of Us by Hugo Young (1991)
The best biography of Thatcher. Well written and balanced, not a hatchet job nor a hagiography. On a second reading it is quite sympathetic to a lot she did, while also pointing out the costs of her “revolution”.
