The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution - Softcover

Fukuyama remains as prominent as ever (FT)

Elegant, honest, persuasive ... he attacks his former academic allies and friends ... with a relentless and awesome force (Glasgow Herald)

It should be read by every democrat - and every dictator. (Dominic Lawson Sunday Times)

Thoroughly worthwhile ... [the book] will give many thoughtful people a sensible path forward (Spectator)

This is that rare work of history with up-to-the-minute relevance (Publishers Weekly (starred review) 2011-01-24)

No longer the neocon of former days, Fukuyama seems a more flexible and discerning thinker, and as always, his mastery of the literature is daunting. This exceptional book should be in every library (Library Journal)

Sweeping, provocative big-picture study of humankind's political impulses ... Endlessly interesting - reminiscent at turns of Oswald Spengler, Stanislaw Andreski and Samuel Huntington, though less pessimistic and much better written (Kirkus Reviews (starred) 2011-02-15)

Societies that learn from mistakes rather than punish them have an inherent resilience...It is confirmed by this ambitious work. (Oliver Kamm The Times)