A Brief History of the Future: A Brave and Controversial Look at the Twenty-first Century - Couverture souple

Attali, Jacques

 
9781611450132: A Brief History of the Future: A Brave and Controversial Look at the Twenty-first Century
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ISBN 10 : 1611450136 ISBN 13 : 9781611450132
Editeur : Arcade, 2011

Synopsis

What will planet Earth be like in twenty years? At mid-century? In the year 2100? Prescient and convincing, this book is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future. Never has the world offered more promise for the future and been more fraught with dangers. Attali anticipates an unraveling of American hegemony as transnational corporations sever the ties linking free enterprise to democracy. World tensions will be primed for horrific warfare for resources and dominance. The ultimate question is: Will we leave our children and grandchildren a world that is not only viable but better, or in this nuclear world bequeath to them a planet that will be a living hell? Either way, he warns, the time to act is now.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

What will planet Earth be like in twenty years? At mid-century? In the year 2100? Prescient and convincing, this book is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future. Never has the world offered more promise for the future and been more fraught with dangers. Attali anticipates an unraveling of American hegemony as transnational corporations sever the ties linking free enterprise to democracy. World tensions will be primed for horrific warfare for resources and dominance. The ultimate question is: Will we leave our children and grandchildren a world that is not only viable but better, or in this nuclear world bequeath to them a planet that will be a living hell? Either way, he warns, the time to act is now.

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this powerful and sometimes terrifying work Attali analyses the past, pinpointing nine distinct periods of human history, each with its world centre of power and prestige, and predicts what the tenth will bring by the end of this century. He foresees the disappearance of individual countries and the dominance of world government, with democracy prevailing. However, the ultimate burning question is: Will we leave our children a world that is not only viable but better, or will we bequeath to them a planet that will be a living hell?

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Éditeur
Arcade
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1611450136
ISBN 13 
9781611450132
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
312
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1559708794 ISBN 13 :  9781559708791
Editeur : Arcade Publishing, 2009
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