The essential Herman Kahn : in defense of thinking /

By the time of his untimely death in 1983, Herman Kahn was recognized by both friends and intellectual adversaries as "one of the world's most creative and best minds." The current growing resurgence of interest in Kahn's ideas and intellectual legacy demonstrates the enduring re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kahn, Herman, 1922-1983
Otros Autores: Aligică, Paul Dragoș, Weinstein, Kenneth R., 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2009.
Temas:
Kahn, Herman, > 1922-1983 > Influence.
Kahn, Herman, > 1922-1983
1900-1999
Forecasting > History > 20th century > Sources.
Futurologists > United States > History > 20th century > Sources.
Futurologists > United States > Biography.
Prévision > Histoire > 20e siècle > Sources.
Futurologues > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Sources.
Futurologues > États-Unis > Biographies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Future Studies.
Forecasting
Futurologists
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
United States
Biographies
History
Sources
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. ITHINKING ABOUT THE UNTHINKABLE: SCENARIOS, GRAND STRATEGY, AND THERMONUCLEAR WAR; Chapter 01. In Defense of Thinking; Chapter 02. Twelve Nonissues and Twelve Almost Nonissues; Chapter 03. The Revolution in Warfare: Continuities and Discontinuities; Chapter 04. On Escalation; Chapter 05. Seizing the Moral, Political, and Strategic High Ground; Part II. A WORLD TURNING POINT: ECONOMIC GROWTH, CULTURALCHANGE, AND THE LONG VIEW; Chapter 06. The Big Picture
  • and Some Details: Watersheds of History; Chapter 07. Viewing Growth in Context.

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