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A challenge is raised to the neo-Hegelian thesis of Francis Fukuyama (eg, "The End of History," The National Interest, 1989, 16, 3-18) which argues that, with the collapse of fascism & communism as viable alternatives, history has come to an end in the liberal capitalist state. It is maintained that basic contradictions still exist within the capitalist economic system, & suggested that qualitative distinctions must be made regarding the institutional arrangements of various liberal states & how they further or inhibit democratic participation. This is particularly crucial for the states that have emerged from the uprisings of 1989/90 in Eastern Europe, which, in combination with the end of the Cold War & the growing power of organizations like the Common Market & European Parliament, have created a new context in which the traditional dominance of the nation state can no longer be presupposed. This new transnational context provides the final critique of Fukuyama's thesis, & also challenges Progressives to question political assumptions & forge a new internationalist perspective for the next century. AA

A collection of seminal essays, many appearing in English for the first time, which provides an excellent overview of the critical theory developed by the Frankfurt School.