Political Order And Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalisation of Democracy - Tapa dura

Praise for Origins of Political Order

'Fukuyama remains as prominent as ever

(Financial Times)

This is that rare work of history with up-to-the-minute relevance (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

Elegant, honest, persuasive ... he attacks his former academic allies and friends ... with a relentless and awesome force (Glasgow Herald)

Thoroughly worthwhile ... [the book] will give many thoughtful people a sensible path forward (Spectator)

Sweeping, provocative big-picture study of humankind's political impulses...Endlessly interesting - reminiscent at turns of Oswald Spengler, Stanislaw Andreski and Samuel Huntington, though less pessimistic and much better written (Kirkus Reviews (starred))

It should be read by every democrat - and every dictator (Dominic Lawson)

Societies that learn from mistakes rather than punish them have an inherent resilience...It is confirmed by this ambitious work (The Times)

This sort of blockbuster history of the political and social world rarely comes along. Only someone of Francis Fukuyama's calibre could have written this brilliant tome (Daily Telegraph Sydney)

Magisterial and mammoth...Superbly written and widely researched, Fukuyama offers a fantastic, insightful take on the story of political development (Cape Times, South Africa)

Fukuyama has produced a work of epic scope (Independent on Sunday)

Part two of his most important work since the end of history.