Includes bibliographical references (p. [111]-115)
Enigmatic nation-states and conceptual nihilism -- Geography and myth -- Liberalism and democracy -- Unfettered markets -- What went right? -- What went wrong? -- Choices, constraints, idiosyncrasies, and fortune.
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