The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad (Revised Edition)

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W. W. Norton & Company, 2007 M10 17 - 304 pages

“A work of tremendous originality and insight. ... Makes you see the world differently.”—Washington Post

Translated into twenty languages ?The Future of Freedom ?is a modern classic that uses historical analysis to shed light on the present, examining how democracy has changed our politics, economies, and social relations. Prescient in laying out the distinction between democracy and liberty, the book contains a new afterword on the United States's occupation of Iraq and a wide-ranging update of the book's themes.
 

Contents

INTRODUCTION The Democratic Age
13
A Brief History of Human Liberty
29
The Twisted Path
59
Illiberal Democracy
89
The Islamic Exception
119
Too Much of a Good Thing
161
The Death of Authority
199
CONCLUSION The Way Out
239
Afterword
257
Notes
271
Acknowledgments
283
Index
285
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About the author (2007)

Fareed Zakaria is the host of CNN’s flagship international affairs show, Fareed Zakaria GPS, as well as weekly columnist for the Washington Post. He is the author of four New York Times bestsellers, including his last one, Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World. He lives in New York City.

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