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Governing the World: The History of an Idea, 1815 to the Present Copertina flessibile – 27 agosto 2013

Edizione Inglese di Mark Mazower (Autore)
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A majestic narrative reckoning with the forces that have shaped the nature and destiny of the world’s governing institutions

The story of global cooperation is a tale of dreamers goading us to find common cause in remedying humanity’s worst problems. But international institutions are also tools for the powers that be to advance their own interests. Mark Mazower’s Governing the World tells the epic, two-hundred-year story of that inevitable tension—the unstable and often surprising alchemy between ideas and power. From the rubble of the Napoleonic empire in the nineteenth century through the birth of the League of Nations and the United Nations in the twentieth century to the dominance of global finance at the turn of the millennium, Mazower masterfully explores the current era of international life as Western dominance wanes and a new global balance of powers emerges.
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  1. Lunghezza stampa
    496 pagine
  2. Lingua
    Inglese
  3. Editore
    Penguin Books
  4. Data di pubblicazione
    27 agosto 2013
  5. Età di lettura
    Da 18 anni in su
  6. Dimensioni
    2.54 x 20.83 x 13.72 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    9780143123941
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0143123941
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A Financial Times Best Politics Book of 2012

“A splendid account…highly compelling.”—The Wall Street Journal

“Impressive…a significant contribution to historical scholarship… Simply for giving us this lucid account, Mazower deserves our gratitude. But Governing the World is also an intriguing read because of the strong argument he places within it: that it may be that this grand idea, with all its variants, is coming to an end.”—Paul Kennedy, Financial Times

“Fascinating…A well-articulated, meticulously supported study.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Mark Mazower has strengthened his claim to be the preeminent historian of a generation…On rare occasions, a work of history emerges that not only fundamentally refashions our understanding of the past, it enables us to reassess the present and, with luck, influence our future. I advise everyone who is concerned about our precarious situation to learn from and absorb Mazower’s remarkable achievement.”—Misha Glenny

“A dramatic, novel account of ideas and institutions in collision with hard realities. Indispensable also for its full and subtle account of American policies since 1917, always with a fine touch for the hitherto neglected person or little noticed moment that illuminates historic processes. Profound, relevant, and morally instructive—and a pleasure to read.”—Fritz Stern

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Mark Mazower is the Ira D. Wallach Professor of History at Columbia University. He is the author of Hitler’s Empire and The Balkans: A Short History, winner of the Wolfson Prize for History, among other books. He lives in New York City.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0143123947
  • Editore ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books (27 agosto 2013)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Copertina flessibile ‏ : ‎ 496 pagine
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780143123941
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0143123941
  • Peso articolo ‏ : ‎ 442 g
  • Dimensioni ‏ : ‎ 2.54 x 20.83 x 13.72 cm
  • Recensioni dei clienti:
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4,0 su 5 stelle Excellent author not an easy read
Recensito in Italia il 11 marzo 2014
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Mazower, is an excellent author and I have been reading his works since he wrote the book on Salonica (my home town). If you are interested in world history this book is a must, but is not an easy read.
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Shawn Ladd
5,0 su 5 stelle Magisterial Review of ideas of international governance
Recensito in Canada il 27 dicembre 2023
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I rated it so highly for its attention to detail, its breadth across defense, trade, law, banking, and human rights.
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H. Peter Nennhaus
5,0 su 5 stelle Why did they all fail?
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 13 novembre 2016
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You’ll enjoy this summary of human dreams, hopes and plans for global peace as they were pursued during the past 200 years. It is moving to sense the heartfelt yearning and the earnestness displayed by good-will people so long ago. Of course, the pressing need to find a political home devoid of warfare erupted during the horrifying world wars, which resulted in the presumed remedies of the League of Nations and the United Nations.
Today’s reader is confronted by the surprising fact that after a century of serious effort we are still far from success. Why did all these hopes, plans and organizations fail? A successful world federation would rest upon the four pillars seen in any community enjoying law and order: there must be a judge, a mayor, an armed police force, and an unarmed populace. Surveying the various scenarios described in this book will show that none of them satisfied these four criteria and that regretfully includes the League of Nations and the UN.
The creation of world federalism would not be all that difficult. A group of nations – most likely in Europe – abandon their national armies and replace them with federal forces. They also establish a federal court of law, utilizing laws wise enough to be applicable around the globe. None of this is too exotic or extraordinary. Their administration will govern the federation under the umbrella of enforceable law, the way it is handled in the United States and the way every city is governed. This seminal structure is then able to expand eastward into Asia, eventually to reach the Pacific. They will be attracting forever new members because they carry forth a message, a gospel, a lure of peace, modernity, prosperity and justice. The benefits would be immeasurable. There is nothing to prevent us from accomplishing this, not in the 21st century – and it is the right thing to do.
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katerina madi
5,0 su 5 stelle Making a differendce
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 23 maggio 2014
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This a book anyone can read and enjoy the true genius of its author. As long as there people who think like him the world will only go forward. The actual text is more captivating than the best historical novel ever.
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Michael E.
5,0 su 5 stelle Governing the World:
Recensito in Germania il 7 febbraio 2013
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Excellent. Don't believe The Economist! Buy it!
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John E. Trent
4,0 su 5 stelle Four Stars
Recensito in Canada il 4 dicembre 2017
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A really fundamental book of background on the founding and development of international organizations
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