Age of Revolutions
Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
Zakaria traces four centuries of upheaval, from the Dutch and industrial revolutions to today, to argue that eras of rapid progress reliably provoke fierce backlash.
Zakaria reaches back four centuries to make sense of today’s turbulence. From the Dutch Republic and the industrial and French revolutions to the digital and identity upheavals of the present, he argues that every burst of rapid, disorienting progress calls forth an equal and opposite backlash. Understanding that pattern, he suggests, is the key to navigating an era in which technology, globalization, and social change are once again outrunning people’s ability to absorb them.
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