That was the great sort of thesis behind the idea of the end of history.
The End of History, Fukuyama put foward the arresting argument that the clash of competing ideologies was over.
The End of History, at 55%, is the final installment of our efforts to redefine the limits of contemporary brewing.
It is already apparent that the end of the Cold War was neither the end of history nor the end of danger.
It would be folly for Israel to relinquish the Golan Heights on the assumption that the historic strategic realities have disappeared and the end of history has arrived.
In the 1990s, with the Soviet Union vanquished, it was fashionable to talk about the end of history, and the inevitable triumph of Western liberalism, both economic and political.
Other nominees include Maps - musician James Chapman - for We can Create, his debut album which he produced in his bedroom in Northampton, and Irish singer-songwriter Fionn Regan for The End of History.
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That it is presided over by a communist party makes it even more jarring for a Western world which, only a few years previously, was feasting on notions of the end of history and the triumph of liberal democracy.
Like the "end of history" itself the book presents an intriguing argument.
Even though Tampa Bay fans treat the Trop as a toxic waste dump all year, even for big games at the end of the season, history shows they tend to show up once the Rays are actually in the playoffs.
Beinart notes that this theory is not simply the product of the present day end-of-history crowd.
Could his presence in the 2012 Wimbledon final against one of the best players in the history of tennis end another and allow the sport to receive the attention it garnered in the days of Sampras?
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When the final Harry Potter movie hits theaters next month, it will mark the end of the highest-grossing franchise in the history of movies (on an unadjusted basis).
Mr. ROBERT KAGAN (Author, "The Return of History and The End of Dreams"): Great to be back, Neal.
In Seoul in 1988, he had been on the receiving end of one of the worst judging decisions in Olympic history.
For many Ivorians, the transfer of Mr Gbagbo to The Hague is a tragic end to the political career of a populist and charismatic history professor, who simply was not ready to leave power.
Phelps, who can become the most-awarded Olympian in history by the end of this Olympics, loves to play all kinds of video games.
Whatever the real story behind the heads, this timely donation won't end the use and abuse of history, but at least the nationalists will have one fewer spark to reignite old resentments.
While not unexpected, the retirement of the PowerBook does mark the end of a brand with a long, storied history as a sturdy, reliable workhorse, which later -- after Steve Jobs' return to the company -- morphed into a sleek and stylish object of desire for visual and creative artists.
Noah helped the Bulls spoil the Nets' first home Game 7 in their NBA history at the end of their first season in Brooklyn.
Most of the time in the history of medicine, the best way to end disease was to build a better sewer and get people to wash their hands.
Then, with all these off-field difficulties to contend with, the worst day in City's history came at the end of the 2002-3 season, when they were relegated out of the Football League - where they'd been since 1920.
They are now also one of the most endangered: As of the end of this year, for the first time in history coral reefs have been included on the World Conservation Union's Red List of Threatened Species.
ATHENS, Greece -- Gail Devers, one of the greatest 100 meters hurdlers in the history of athletics, looks destined to end her long career without an Olympic medal in the event after pulling up in Sunday's first round with an injured calf.
You know we've had more than a quarter of a million people coming to The Old Vic this year in just our first three productions, and now we hold for The Philadelphia Story - the second highest advance ticket sales in the history of the West End for straight plays.
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So the final chapter of that book charting Australia's boozy history might end with a chapter on the globalisation of the economy, and a row of schooners producing profits that would flow offshore.
If the mill closes it will end more than 200 years of history in the town.
Starcraft has always given us some of the best campaigns in RTS history, and in the end, I very much enjoyed Heart of the Swarm.
"For the first time in the history of Pakistan, from one end to the other end of Pakistan, there's complete unanimity: No more dictatorship, " Ghulam Mustafa Khar, a senior politician who has broken with Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party over her talks with Musharraf, told The Associated Press.
But the first suicide attacks in Mali's history in Gao at the end of last week, followed by fierce fighting in the northern town have led to fears it may be a long battle to bring security to the vast desert region.
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