Preparing for the Twenty-first Century
Author | : Paul M. Kennedy |
Publisher | : New York : Random House |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : UVA:X002229694 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Preparing for the Twenty-first Century by : Paul M. Kennedy
Download or read book Preparing for the Twenty-first Century written by Paul M. Kennedy and published by New York : Random House. This book was released on 1993 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, Kennedy brilliantly showed how powerful nation-states have repeatedly fallen into the trap of "global overreach". Now he shifts his focus to the transnational forces that will confront and transform nation-states in the coming decades: the doubling of the world population, increasing environmental degradation, advances in technology, and more.