The last two hundred years have seen the greatest explosion of progress and wealth in the history of mankind. But the age of oil, that fuelled this expansion, is coming rapidly to an end. The depletion of fossil fuels is about to change radically life as we know it, and do so much sooner than we think.
O'Rourke travels to Kosovo where he meets KLA veterans, Albanian refugees and peacekeepers, and confronts the paradox of 'the war that war-haters love to love'. He visits Egypt, Israel and Kuwait, where he witnesses citizens enjoying their newfound freedoms. He concludes that the war was justified for one reason: criminal interior decorating.
"The Prince", originally published in 1532, was intended to serve as a guide to establishing a monarchy and maintaining absolute power over a people. From his particular viewpoint as a political strategist and an expert in constitutional law, the author explains why Machiavelli's work has retained its place at the heart of international diplomacy.
POLITICS IN THE WEST HAS BECOME UNPREDICTABLE AND TUMULTUOUS. IN RECENT YEARS, VOTERS HAVE DESERTED THE POLITICAL CENTRE LIKE NEVER BEFORE. WHETHER IT'S TRUMP, BREXIT, LE PEN, TSIPRAS, OR EVEN CORBYN, WHY HAVE OUTSIDERS AND POPULISTS FLOURISHED ON FAR LEFT AND FAR RIGHT? WHY IS THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE SHIFTING SO RAPIDLY?
IN THIS LANDMARK BOOK, CELEBRATED POLITICAL COMMENTATOR STEVE RICHARDS PROVIDES A CLEAR AND PENETRATING ANALYSIS OF THE BIGGEST POLITICAL STORY OF THE PAST FIFTY YEARS. HE ARGUES THAT DESPITE CHARISMATIC OUTSIDERS DOMINATING THE HEADLINES, THE REAL ANSWERS LIE IN THE FAILURE OF THE MAINSTREAM TO EVOLVE IN A WORLD STILL SUFFERING THE FALLOUT OF THE FINANCIAL CRASH IN 2008.
