Thompson, Helen
Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198864981
- author:
- Thompson, Helen
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 22.5 x 14.5 x 3.5 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Politics, Industrial Relations,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century by Helen Thompson explores the complex interplay of geopolitical, economic, and political crises affecting Western democratic societies in the 2020s. The book delves into the historical origins of the political shocks of the past decade, tracing the fault lines that have been accumulating for decades. Thompson's narrative is structured around three distinct historical stories. The first examines the challenges faced by the United States as an ascendant non-Eurasian power in the early twentieth century, particularly in the Middle East. The second story delves into the economic upheavals of the 1970s, including the rise of the Eurodollar system and the decade's energy crises, which remade the monetary world and the European Union. The final story situates the present instability in the need for democracies to maintain 'losers' consent' and to be repaired when they become unbalanced. By examining these historical narratives, Thompson sheds light on the difficulties of maintaining stability in the face of ongoing geopolitical and economic challenges.
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