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A A Short History of the Future 2e (Paper)
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The University of Chicago Press, 1992
ISBN 10 : 0226869024
ISBN 13 : 9780226869025
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Hardback. Etat : Very Good. In the tradition of H. G. Wells's The Shape of Things to Come, W. Warren Wagar's A Short History of the Future is a memoir of postmodern times. Cast in the form of a history book, the narrative voice of the book's powerful vision is that of a far-future historian, Peter Jensen, who leaves this account of the world from the 1990s to the opening of the twenty-third century as a gift to his granddaughter. A dazzling and imaginative combination of fiction and scholarship, Wagar's speculative history of the future alternates between descriptions of world events and intimate glimpses of his fictive historian's family through the ages. Jensen's tale traces the flow of the future from the early twenty-first-century reign of a megacorporate global economy, to its sudden collapse in 2044, when nuclear catastrophe envelops the world. In the traumatic aftermath, a socialist world commonwealth comes into being in the year 2062, followed by a lengthy transition to a decentralized order of technologically mature autonomous societies, many located in outer space. The riveting literary interludes that follow each chapter take the form of letters and documents from the history of Jensen's family, evoking the everyday lives of people in the midst of these global-historical events. Here we meet a woman in Brazil whose son is dying from a new immuno-deficiency disease, two brothers comparing life on earth with life in a space colony, and many more. Neither fiction nor nonfiction, Wagar's brilliantly creative work is not meant to forecast the future, but rather to draw attention to possibilities and alternatives for humankind and planet Earth. In doing so, it also serves as an unforgettable reminder that the future is being made now. N° de réf. du vendeur 00099977717
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A Short History of the Future
Edité par
University of Chicago Press, 1992
ISBN 10 : 0226869024
ISBN 13 : 9780226869025
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Etat : very_good. Fast & Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy. N° de réf. du vendeur ZWV.0226869024.VG
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A Short History of the Future
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Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0226869024I3N00
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University of Chicago Press, 1992
ISBN 10 : 0226869024
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Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0226869024I3N00
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A Short History of the Future
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University of Chicago Press, 1992
ISBN 10 : 0226869024
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The University of Chicago Press, 1992
ISBN 10 : 0226869024
ISBN 13 : 9780226869025
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Hardback. Etat : Very Good. In the tradition of H. G. Wells's The Shape of Things to Come, W. Warren Wagar's A Short History of the Future is a memoir of postmodern times. Cast in the form of a history book, the narrative voice of the book's powerful vision is that of a far-future historian, Peter Jensen, who leaves this account of the world from the 1990s to the opening of the twenty-third century as a gift to his granddaughter. A dazzling and imaginative combination of fiction and scholarship, Wagar's speculative history of the future alternates between descriptions of world events and intimate glimpses of his fictive historian's family through the ages. Jensen's tale traces the flow of the future from the early twenty-first-century reign of a megacorporate global economy, to its sudden collapse in 2044, when nuclear catastrophe envelops the world. In the traumatic aftermath, a socialist world commonwealth comes into being in the year 2062, followed by a lengthy transition to a decentralized order of technologically mature autonomous societies, many located in outer space. The riveting literary interludes that follow each chapter take the form of letters and documents from the history of Jensen's family, evoking the everyday lives of people in the midst of these global-historical events. Here we meet a woman in Brazil whose son is dying from a new immuno-deficiency disease, two brothers comparing life on earth with life in a space colony, and many more. Neither fiction nor nonfiction, Wagar's brilliantly creative work is not meant to forecast the future, but rather to draw attention to possibilities and alternatives for humankind and planet Earth. In doing so, it also serves as an unforgettable reminder that the future is being made now. N° de réf. du vendeur CIN0226869024VG
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SHORT HISTORY OF THE FUTURE
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University of Chicago Press (1992), Chicago, IL, 1992
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Paperback. Etat : VG/No Dustjacket. Not Illustrated (illustrateur). First Edition. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. VG/No Dustjacket. (1992). First Edition. Paperback. 8vo., 324 pp. . N° de réf. du vendeur BOOKS281360
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University Of Chicago Press, 1992
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Paperback. Etat : Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDGood paperback, marginalia and underlining. N° de réf. du vendeur nt840mm117
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