A Brief History of the Future : A Brave and Controversial Look at the Twenty-First Century
Jacques. Attali
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | New York : : Arcade Publishing, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (429 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; 1 A Very Long History; Nomadism, Cannibalism, Sexuality; Ritualization, Sedentarization; The Age of Empires; +2 A Brief History of Capitalism; The Judeo-Greek Ideal: The New and the Beautiful; Fairs, Cities, and Nations; From One Core to Another; Bruges 1200-1350: The Beginnings of the Mercantile Order; Venice 1350-1500: The Conquest of the East; Antwerp 1500-1560: The Triumph of the Printing Press; Genoa 1560-1620: The Art of Speculation; Amsterdam 1620-1788: The Knack of the Flyboat; London 1788-1890: The Power of Steam. - Arming, Forging AlliancesNegotiating, Assisting; Deterring Aggressive Regimes; Preventive Action; Wars of Scarcity: Petroleum and Water; Border Wars: From the Middle East to Africa; Wars of Influence; Wars Between Pirates and Sedentaries; Hyperconflict; 6 Third Wave of the Future: Planetary Democracy; Democratic Shock; The Vanguard of Hyperdemocracy: Transhumans and Relational Enterprises; The Institutions of Hyperdemocracy; The Market's Place in Hyperdemocracy; The Collective Result of Hyperdemocracy: The Common Good and Universal Intelligence; The Hijacking of Hyperdemocracy; Index. - Boston 1890-1929: The Heyday of the MachineNew York 1929-1980: The Triumph of Electricity; Los Angeles 1980-?: Californian Nomadism; The Beginning of the End; 3 The End of the American Empire; The Beautiful Future of the Ninth Form; The Marketing of Time; Nomadic Ubiquity; The Aging of the World; Tomorrow, the Cities; Irretrievable Scarcities; Stagnating Technology; Time: The Only True Scarcity; The Fate of the Ninth Form; Is a Tenth Mercantile Form Possible?; 4 First Wave of the Future: Planetary Empire; The Spread of Market Democracy: A Polycentric World. - The Object as Substitute for the State: From Hypersurveillance to Self-Surveillance"Surveillance": Masterword for the Times Ahead; The Deconstruction of Nation-States; The Absolute Marketing of Time; Nomadic Businesses; Hypernomads: Masters of Super-Empire; Virtual Nomads: From Sports to Live Show; Infranomads: Victims of Super-Empire; The Governance of Super-Empire; In the Name of Freedom, the End of Freedom; 5 Second Wave of the Future: Planetary War; Regional Ambitions; Pirate Armies, Corsair Armies; The Anger of the Secular; The Anger of Believers; The Weapons of Hyperconflict. - 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 i
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| ISBN | 9781611450132
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