An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
95. 9/11
September 09, 2021
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Francis Fukuyama
Context:
Referenced in discussion of 1990s context and post-Cold War triumphalism, describing Fukuyama's argument that Western liberal democracy represents the final form of ideological evolution
Author: Benjamin Barber
Context:
Explicitly mentioned as starting as an article in The Atlantic in 1992 that 'became a book a year later,' discussing the two forces of globalization and tribalism that would shape human affairs
Author: Jason Burke
Context:
Explicitly described as a 'fabulous book' by Jason Burke, an Observer journalist, referenced when discussing the impact of 9/11 on those who lived through the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan