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An illuminating account of the birth and rise of the global political and economic system that, sustained first by Britain and now by America, created the modern world. Walter Russell Mead, one of our most distinguished foreign policy experts, makes clear that the key to the predominance of... read more
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- Oliver Cromwell: Add a description of this character.
- Carpenter
- Anne
- Bergson
- James Ii
- Charles Ii
- Napoleon
- Pitt
- Marx
- Adam Smith
- Abraham
- Defoe
- William Iii
- Mary
- Giannini
- Francis Fukuyama
- Gibbon
- Popper
- Woodrow Wilson
- Peter
- Newman
- Hitler
- Weber
- Ronald Reagan
- George W. Bush
- Tenskwatawa
- John Calvin
- Milton
- Muslim
- Dryden
- Henry Viii
- Tennyson
- Paul
- Alice
- Churchill
- Tony Blair
- Thomas Jefferson
- Martin Luther
- Addison
- Alexander
Setting & Locations edit
- Great Britain
- United States
- New England
- Europe
- France
- Latin America
- Germany
- India
- London
- China
- Spain
- Prussia
- Islam
- Japan
- Asia
- Canada
- Australia
- Brazil
- Africa
- Scotland
- Ireland
- Rome
- Walrus
- Italy
- Soviet Union
- Middle East
- North America
- Portugal
- Israel
- Belgium
- New Zealand
- Egypt
- Atlantic
- Netherlands
- New York
- Austria
- Iraq
- Carthage
- Paris
- Berlin
- United Kingdom
- Turkey
- Jerusalem
- Washington
- Massachusetts
- Vietnam
Authors & Contributors edit
- Walter Russell Mead (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0375414037
Page Count: 464
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0375414037
Page Count: 464
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 327.73
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics › International › Relations
- Books › Business & Investing › Economics › Economic History
- Books › History › Americas › United States
- Books › History › Europe › England
- Books › History › World
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