The ideas that conquered the world : peace, democracy, and free markets in the twenty-first century /

Mandelbaum, Michael.

The ideas that conquered the world : peace, democracy, and free markets in the twenty-first century / Michael Mandelbaum. - New York : Public Affairs, c2003. - x, 506 p. ; 21 cm.

"With a new epilogue for the paperback edition" -- p. [4] of cover. Published in hardback: New York : Public Affairs, c2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Wilson victorious -- The Cold War reconsidered -- A world of sovereign states -- The cure for cancer -- The most dangerous place on the planet -- Post-Cold War disorders -- The dragons' lair -- The democratic peace -- The triumph of the market -- The invisible construction site -- The global utility -- The future of the international economy.

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World politics--1989-
Cold War.
Post-communism.
Globalization.
Democracy.
Ethnic conflict.
Conflict management.
Medical innovations.