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The meaning of the 21st century : a vital blueprint for ensuring our future / James Martin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Riverhead Books, 2006.Description: xiii, 526 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781903919866
Other title:
  • Meaning of the twenty-first century
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Contents:
1: The need for transition -- The transition generation -- What got us into this mess? -- Rich kids and their trust funds -- Too many people -- The giant in the kitchen -- Destitute nations -- Climate catastrophe -- Invisible mayhem -- 2: Technologies of sorcery -- Genetically modified humans? -- Nanodeluge -- Automated evolution -- The transhuman condition -- 3: Through the canyon -- The awesome meaning of this century -- A perfect storm -- The vital role of corporations -- Culture's crucible -- A counter-terrorist world -- World scenarios -- 4: The gateway to the future -- A great civilization? -- Values of the future -- Cathedrals of cyberspace -- Rich and poor -- Russian roulette with homo sapiens -- Revolution.
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Books Books قاعة المكتبات المهداة - الدور الرابع المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة 303.483 M3814 M.N. (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 01000110205428000

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1: The need for transition -- The transition generation -- What got us into this mess? -- Rich kids and their trust funds -- Too many people -- The giant in the kitchen -- Destitute nations -- Climate catastrophe -- Invisible mayhem -- 2: Technologies of sorcery -- Genetically modified humans? -- Nanodeluge -- Automated evolution -- The transhuman condition -- 3: Through the canyon -- The awesome meaning of this century -- A perfect storm -- The vital role of corporations -- Culture's crucible -- A counter-terrorist world -- World scenarios -- 4: The gateway to the future -- A great civilization? -- Values of the future -- Cathedrals of cyberspace -- Rich and poor -- Russian roulette with homo sapiens -- Revolution.

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