Selling the Future
The Perils of Predicting Global Politics
Published on 15. August 2016
Book
Hardback
978-0-19-060364-9 (ISBN)
Description
In his investigation of the paradoxes of forecasting, Ariel Colonomos interrogates today's knowledge factories to reveal how our futures are shaped by social scientists, think tanks and rating agencies. He explains why conservative and linear predictions prevail, and why the future, especially when linked to national interest, reflects a systematic search for stability
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
411 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-060364-9 (9780190603649)
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