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The future of the world : futurology, futurists, and the struggle for the post Cold War imagination / Jenny Andersson

First edition

Oxford : Oxford University Press [2018], 2018

1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references and index

Erscheint auch als: Andersson, Jenny : Future of the World : Futurology, Futurists, and the Struggle for the Post Cold War Imagination. - Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, ©2018 (Druck-Ausgabe)

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LOC-SH: Futurologists ; Cold War -- Social aspects ; Forecasting ; Forecasting -- History -- 20th century

SOCIAL SCIENCE ; General ; Forecasting ; Futurologists ; Social aspects ; History

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Cover; The Future of the World: Futurology, Futurists, and the Struggle for the Post-Cold War Imagination; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; 1: Introduction; THE PROBLEM OF THE FUTURE; REPERTOIRES OF FUTURE MAKING: ORIGINS OF FUTURE EXPERTISE; UNDERSTANDING THE SPACES OF FUTURISM: A NOTE ON METHOD; THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK; 2: A New History of the Future? From Conceptual History to Intellectua lWorld History; WHY DID HISTORIANS LOSE SIGHT OF THE FUTURE?; REVISITING SOCIAL TIME; THE FUTURE AS GLOBAL CATEGORY