02657nam 2200637 a 450 991045318310332120200520144314.00-87003-276-3(CKB)2550000001064516(EBL)1219121(OCoLC)852757167(SSID)ssj0000916318(PQKBManifestationID)11506864(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000916318(PQKBWorkID)10875425(PQKB)11097627(MiAaPQ)EBC1219121(OCoLC)608430119(MdBmJHUP)muse35912(Au-PeEL)EBL1219121(CaPaEBR)ebr10722690(CaONFJC)MIL499022(EXLCZ)99255000000106451620061213d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSavage century[electronic resource] back to barbarism /Thérèse Delpech ; translated by George HolochWashington, D.C. Carnegie Endowment for International Peacec20071 online resource (238 p.)Translation of: Ensauvagement : le retour de la barbarie au XXIe siècle.First paperback edition published in 2008.0-87003-233-X 1-299-67772-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-199) and index.pt. 1. The telescope -- pt. 2. 1905 -- pt. 3. The world in 2025 -- pt. 4. Back in 2005.At the dawn of the twentieth century, observers heralded a new era of social progress, seemingly limitless technological advances, and world peace. But within only a few years, the world was perched on the brink of war, revolution, and human misery on an unprecedented scale. Is it possible that today, in the early twenty-first century, we are on the verge of similar, tumultuous times? Blending a detailed knowledge of international security affairs with history, philosophy, psychology, and literature, Th?r?se Delpech vividly reminds us of the signs and warnings that were missed as the ""civilizSecurity, InternationalForecastingWorld politics21st centuryGeopoliticsElectronic books.Security, InternationalForecasting.World politicsGeopolitics.327.101/12Delpech Thérèse910132Holoch George850650MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453183103321Savage century2441962UNINA