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A brief history of the future : a brave and controversal look at the twenty-first century

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 be.

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  • "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 be."@en
  • "What will planet Earth be like in 20 years? In 2050? In the year 2100? Prescient and convincing, in the tradition of Alvin Toffler's Future Shock and Alan Weisman's The World Without Us, this book is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future. Never has the world offered more promise to future generations, nor been more fraught with dangers. In this powerful and sometimes terrifying work, Attali analyses the past and pinpoints nine distinct periods of human history, each with its world center of power and prestige, and predicts what the tenth will bring by the end of this century. Attali foresees the disappearance of individual countries and the dominance of a world government, with democracy prevailing. However, the ultimate, burning question he asks is: Will we leave our children and grandchildren a world that is not only viable but better? Or will we bequeath to them a planet that will be a living hell? Either way, he warns, the time to act is now."@en
  • "Come sarà il mondo nel 2060? E cosa accadrà nei prossimi cinquant'anni? Questi gli interrogativi cui risponde l'ultimo saggio di Jacques Attali, economista e scrittore eclettico, esperto di politica internazionale e di nuove tecnologie. Si sa che nell'immediato futuro l'uomo dovrà affrontare alcuni problemi urgenti: il terrorismo su scala mondiale e il fondamentalismo religioso, il surriscaldamento del pianeta e l'esaurimento delle risorse naturali, l'ascesa di nuove potenze economiche e il declino dello stile di vita occidentale. Ma questo è niente, paragonato a quello che lo aspetta più avanti: la globalizzazione? Sarà sostituita da un "super-impero", che controllerà politicamente un mondo policentrico, non soltanto il mercato. Le guerre locali e nazionali? Inglobate da un "super-conflitto" dalle conseguenze inimmaginabili. E la gente comune? Sarà costretta a spostarsi continuamente in ogni angolo del globo per assecondare i dettami dell'economia, con la conseguenza che si innescherà una catena inesauribile di lotte intestine fra nomadi e sedentari. Dunque è tutto perduto? Forse no, perché - dice Attali - la storia non è semplice fatalità: il domani dipende da come gli uomini intendono usare già oggi le innovazioni tecnologiche e da quanto vogliano mettere a disposizione dell'umanità le potenzialità individuali, soprattutto quelle creative."
  • "Prescient and convincing, this book is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future."
  • "Les 50 ans à venir à partir de ce que l'on sait de l'histoire et de la science : l'argent sera tout puissant ce qui suggère trois avenirs possibles : l'hyperempire (le marché au pouvoir) ; l'hyperconflit (triomphe des "barbaries régressives") ; l'hyperdémocratie (mondialisation contenue, partage équitable des bienfaits de "l'imagination marchande"). Deux avenirs mortels, un 3e a priori impossible."
  • "'A powerful analysis ... intelligently presented by an admirably well-informed and perceptive author.' - Foresight In the tradition of the now-classic Future Shock by Alvin Toffler, world-renowned economist and political adviser Jacques Attali predicts how our world will look in the coming decades and a century from now."

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  • "Une Brève histoire de l'avenir"
  • "A brief history of the future : abrave and controversial look at the twenty-first century"
  • "Une breve histoire de l'avenir = Die Welt von Morgen"
  • "A brief history of the future : a brave and controversal look at the twenty-first century"@en
  • "Die Welt von morgen : eine kurze Geschichte der Zukunft"
  • "Geleceğin kısa tarihi"@tr
  • "Breve historia del futuro"@es
  • "Breve historia del futuro"
  • "A brief history of the future : a brave and controversial look at the twenty-first century"
  • "A brief history of the future abrave and controversial look at the twenty-first century"@en
  • "Die Welt von morgen : eine kleine Geschichte der Zukunft"
  • "A brief history of the future"
  • "A brief history of the future"@en
  • "Une brêve histoire de l'avenir"
  • "Une brève histoire de l'avenir"
  • "A brief history of the future a brave and controversial look at the twenty-first century"
  • "Breve storia del futuro"
  • "Breve storia del futuro"@it
  • "A Brief History of the Future a Brave and Controversial Look at the Twenty-First Century"@en
  • "Krótka historia przyszłości"@pl
  • "Une brève histoire de l'avenir : [intégrale]"

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