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Publisher Comments
Fairness and Freedom compares the history of two open societies--New Zealand and the United States--with much in common. Both have democratic polities, mixed-enterprise economies, individuated societies, pluralist cultures, and a deep concern for human rights and the rule of law. But all of these elements take different forms, because constellations of value are far apart. The dream of living free is America's Polaris; fairness and natura... read more>>>
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Publisher CommentsChapter 1
That America would have a navy at all in 1812 on the eveof her mad war against Britain was the direct result of events of a decadebefore that had spoken more to the young nation's heart than to her mind. The American mind was dead set against the temptations that the republic's foundersbelieved always led governments to war and tyranny. A solid majority of America's political leaders opposed on principle the very notion of a s... read more>>>
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Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Louise Jones
Thoroughly researched, even handed and superbly written, this history explains the origins and importance of the document, signed during the tumult of World War I, that reshaped the Middle East for the next century. An important and fascinating look at the people involved and their politics and warring philosophies. -Louise Jones
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Publisher Comments In June 1961, Nikita Khrushchev called Berlin "the most dangerous place on earth." He knew what he was talking about. Much has been written about the Cuban Missile Crisis a year later, but the Berlin Crisis of 1961 was more decisive in shaping the Cold War-and more perilous. It was in that hot summer that the Berlin Wall was constructed, which would divide the world for another twenty-eight years. Then two months late... read more>>>
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