According to Vladimir Putin, liberalism is an ‘obsolete’ doctrine, a worn-out political philosophy no longer fit for purpose. In this well-timed, rather urgent book, Francis Fukuyama attacks that view and puts a vigorous case for the defence. Despite its faults, liberalism is a force for good, he says, and it remains the only political philosophy capable of taking on the authoritarians of Moscow and Beijing.
Jay Elwes
Has liberalism destroyed itself?
Francis Fukuyama explores the irony of how the great liberal ideal, pushed to extremes, has resulted in today’s illiberal identity politics

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