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War and Anti-War: Survival at the Dawn of the 21st Century

Heidi Toffler

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History

Little,Brown & Co

This book examines the subject that has haunted mankind since its origins - war. Beginning with an analysis of warfare in the past, it offers insights into today's conflicts - and a portrait of the future face of battle. Its premise is that the forms of war follow forms of economic activity. In pre-industrial agrarian societies, men fought hand-to-hand. With the age of mass production came mass destruction - the savage bombing sorties of World War II and Vietnam, as well as the omnipresent threat of nuclear annihilation. The "smart bombs" of the Gulf conflict, it warns, are precursors of what war could become as the information age unfolds: a battlefield dominated by "intelligent" weapons systems, from tiny, antlike robots that crawl into an adversary's headquarters to "autonomous arms" that, once programmed, decide when, and towards whom, they fire. The authors show how changes in the media business and the global economy are blurring the distinction between news and psychological warfare, and they call for bloodless battle (anti-war) as a new approach to world peace. Other work by the authors includes "Future Shock", "Third Wave" and "Powershift".

War & Anti-War: Making Sense of Today's Global Chaos.

Business & Money

Job Hunting & Careers

Warner Books (NY)

The premise of this book is that the way we make wealth is the way we make war -- that today's revolutionary changes in business are being mirrored in the world s armies &amp; the future of war itself. Describes how the U.S. military went from defeat &amp; demoralization in Vietnam to high performance in the Gulf -- a story with lessons for many businesses today as they, too, restructure in preparation for the 21st century. When America is groping for new strategies, when its defense industries are in crisis, &amp; when peacemakers are being outsmarted, this book tells us why we seem bent on violence -- &amp; what to do about it.

Americas

Creating a New Civilization: The Politics of the Third Wave

Describes the forces that are shaping the future, discusses changes in family life, business, technology, culture, and values, and looks at the state of democracy in the next century

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Turner Publishing

Desde la publicación de los grandes éxitos internacionales La tercera ola y El shock del futuro, Alvin y Heidi Toffler se erigieron como referentes fundamentales a la hora de reflexionar sobre el futuro y acertar con las claves que rigen el desarrollo de la sociedad por su agudeza, imaginación y capacidad de análisis. Lúcidos pero optimistas, porque predicar pesimismo es uno de los modos más fáciles de disfrazarse de sabio, con La revolución de la riqueza han logrado un libro de actualidad y análisis que nos invita a reflexionar sobre el mundo que nos rodea y los cambios que se avecinan. Esta obra, fruto de doce años de trabajo, habla del futuro de la riqueza visible e invisible, una forma revolucionaria de riqueza que redefinirá nuestras vidas, nuestras empresas y el mundo, que se nos echa encima a toda prisa. Para explicar lo que esto significa, analizaremos de mano de los Toffler desde la vida familiar y los empleos hasta las urgencias del tiempo y la creciente complejidad de la vida cotidiana, y nos enfrentaremos a las nuevas profesiones, los oficios obsoletos, los mercados y el dinero. El resultado arroja una luz sorprendente sobre la colisión entre el cambio y la continuidad en el mundo y en nuestro propio interior. La revolución actual de la riqueza abrirá incontables oportunidades y nuevas trayectorias de vida no solo para los empresarios tradicionales, sino también para los empresarios sociales, culturales y de la educación.

La Revolucion de la Riqueza

Personal Finance

Random House Mondadori

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War and Anti-War: Survival at the Dawn of the 21st Century

War & Anti-War: Making Sense of Today's Global Chaos.

War and Anti-War: Survival at the Dawn of the 21st Century

Creating a New Civilization: The Politics of the Third Wave

La Revolucion de la Riqueza