An essential introduction to the complex thinking of Kojève, whose influential reading of Hegel (which makes use of and goes beyond Nietzschean, Marxist, and Heideggerian critiques) remains an important reference point in the philosophical debate over the ‘end of history’ and what the consequences of deeming an era ‘post’ might be (i.e. postcommunist, postmodern, etc.). Particularly useful are the editor’s Introduction and Chapter 6.