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Future : a recent history / Lawrence R. Samuel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Samuel, Lawrence R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Twentieth century--Forecasting.
- Twentieth century.
- United States--Civilization--20th century--Forecasting.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 244 p.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009.
- Summary:
- In this social history, Lawrence R. Samuel examines the future visions of intellectuals, artists, scientists, businesspeople, and others to tell a chronological story about the history of the future in the past century.
- Contents:
- The shape of things to come, 1920-1939
- Great day coming, 1940-1945
- The best is yet to come, 1946-1964
- Future shock, 1965-1979
- The empire strikes back, 1980-1994
- The matrix, 1995-.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-292-79523-8
- OCLC:
- 425966090
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