Savage Century : Back to Barbarism

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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 toda...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Delpech, Therese (Author)
Other Authors: Holoch, George (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
World politics.
Security, International > Forecasting.
Geopolitics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > International.
geopolitics.
Geopolitique.
Politique mondiale > 21e siecle.
World politics > 21st century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Prologue; Part One: The Telescope; Political Responsibility; The Pleasure Principle; Ensavagement; The Corruption of Principles; Part Two: 1905; Portents; The Birth of Modernity; An Unforeseeable Actor; Against the Grain; Part Three: The World in 2025; Foresight and Memory; Three Bets for the Future; Open Questions; Part Four: Back in 2005; The Scene in 2005; Russia as it is; The Two Chinas; North Korean Blackmail; The Choice of the Peoples; The Unity of the Western Camp. 
505 0 |a Rethinking Nuclear WeaponsEpilogue; Notes; Index; About the Author; Back Cover. 
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