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Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
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Overview
Age of Revolutions (2024) is a nonfiction work by political commentator and journalist Fareed Zakaria. The author is best known for hosting the CNN program Fareed Zakaria GPS. In addition to his work as a television personality and essayist, Zakaria has written several other influential books on the subject of global politics. His best-known titles include The Future of Freedom (2003), The Post-American World (2011), In Defense of a Liberal Education (2015), and Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World (2020). Age of Revolutions is classified under the categories of 21st Century World History and Globalization & Politics.
This guide refers to the W. W. Norton and Company 2024 Kindle edition.
Summary
Fareed Zakaria traces the historical events that led up to revolutions in several different countries in Europe, as well as the United States. The author’s discussion begins with the Dutch Golden Age in the 1600s and ends with the current global revolutions in economics, technology, and identity. The author presents this material from the perspective of a centrist, offering advice on the best way to manage change in a rapidly expanding world economy.
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