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 the most important book about the history and future of politics since The End of History