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Social Futures, Global Visions
Hewitt de Alcan
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Paperback. aeo A truly international dialogue on the future of humankind. aeo An exceptionally distinguished group of contributors. Editor(s): Cynthia Hewitt De Alcantara (United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)). Series: Development and Change Special Issues. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Where is the world heading at the turn of the twenty-first century? Towards a desolate landscape of disintegrating societies or towards the construction of new institutions to mitigate violence, reduce poverty and promote peace in a rapidly changing global context? Do ideas of globalization reflect reality and how far are they either new or helpful? Can trends identified in the near and distant past be helpfully extrapolated to predict the future and to understand the present?
Where is the world heading at the turn of the twenty-first century? Towards a desolate landscape of disintegrating societies or towards the construction of new institutions to mitigate violence, reduce poverty and promote peace in a rapidly changing global context? Do ideas of globalization reflect reality and how far are they either new or helpful? Can trends identified in the near and distant past be helpfully extrapolated to predict the future and to understand the present?
Ralf Dahrendorf, Amitai Etzioni, Johan Galtung, Anthony Giddens, Eric Hobsbawm, Fatima Mernissi, Tetsuo Najita, Emma Rothschild, Wole Soyinka and Tatyana Tolstaya take up these ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Development and Change Special Issues
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631202295
SKU
V9780631202295
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About Hewitt de Alcan
Cynthia Hewitt de Alcantara is the author of Social Futures, Global Visions, published by Wiley.
Reviews for Social Futures, Global Visions
"The ten authors of this fascinating book, who include Dahrendorf, Hobsbawm, Giddens and Galtung, provide a range of visions of how our current social problems may work themselves out in the next century. Between them, they provide feats of disciplined imagination that never fail to stimulate and energise the mind, inspiring or horrifying us towards new actions for social development. ... Read more