Savage century [[electronic resource] ] : back to barbarism / / Thérèse Delpech ; translated by George Holoch

• Autore: Delpech Thérèse
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (238 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.101/12
• Soggetto topico: Security, International - Forecasting; World politics - 21st century; Geopolitics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HolochGeorge
• Note generali: Translation of: Ensauvagement : le retour de la barbarie au XXIe siècle.; First paperback edition published in 2008.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-199) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. The telescope -- pt. 2. 1905 -- pt. 3. The world in 2025 -- pt. 4. Back in 2005.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 ""civiliz
• Titolo autorizzato: Savage century
• ISBN: 0-87003-276-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453183103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II