Empire of Democracy: The Remaking of the West Since the Cold War

The first panoramic history of the Western world from the 1970s to the present day-from the Cold War to the 2008 financial crisis and wars in the Middle East-Empire of Democracy is "a superbly informed and riveting historical analysis of our contemporary era" (Charles S. Maier, Harvard University).

Half a century ago, at the height of the Cold War and amidst a world economic crisis, the Western democracies were forced to undergo a profound transformation. Against what some saw as a full-scal...