Preparing for the twenty-first century / Paul Kennedy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennedy, Paul M., 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Twenty-first century.

Physical Description:

xvi, 428 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First Vintage Books edition.

Other Title:

Preparing for the 21st century.

Place of Publication:

New York : Vintage Books, 1994.

Summary:

Kennedy's groundbreaking book The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers helped to reorder the current priorities of the United States. Now, he synthesizes extensive research on fields ranging from demography to robotics to draw a detailed, persuasive, and often sobering map of the very near future--a bold work that bridges the gap between history, prophecy, and policy.

Notes:

Originally published: New York : Random House, c1993.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-405) and index.

ISBN:

0679747052 :

OCLC:

28710827