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1991 The Next Three Futures book by Wagar Paradigms of Things to Come Paperback
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Title/Series
- The Next Three Futures
- Year
- 1991
- Product Type
- Textbook
- Educational Level
- College
- Subject
- Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9780275940492
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0275940497
ISBN-13
9780275940492
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73859
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Next Three Futures : Paradigms of Things to Come
Publication Year
1991
Subject
Future Studies, Sociology / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
9.8 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
91-008277
Dewey Edition
20
TitleLeading
The
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
303.48/2/0905
Table Of Content
Foreword by Edward Cornish Prologue: Teaching the Future Futures Inquiry The State of the Art Past Futures Paradigms Alternative Futures The Future of the Earth The Future of Wealth and Power The Future of War and Peace Epilogue: The Next Three Futures Suggested Reading Index
Synopsis
Wagar pulls together all aspects of futures studies in this unique volume--comprising a vital introduction to, and defense of, the impressive array of futurist inquiry. The book examines how futurists think and work. It compares and analyzes their ideas on a wide range of topics, including the environment, politics, economics, war and peace, and sociocultural issues. Wagar also shows how the three ideological paradigms within the futures field, the technoliberal, the radical, and the countercultural, play a role in the study of the future. The organizing theme of this unique work by W. Warren Wagar is the way in which images of alternative futures are shaped by ideological differences in the present. Wagar identifies three principal camps of futurist thought: technoliberals, radicals, and counterculturalists. By far the largest group are the technoliberals--supporters of parliamentary democracy, civil liberties, free enterprise, and technological progress. Radicals occupy the Marxist and democratic-socialist Left, while counterculturalists espouse decentralist, eco-pacifist, and New Age values. The Next Three Futures pulls together all aspects of futures studies--comprising a vital introduction and outline of the many worlds of futurist inquiry. The book consists of two parts: the first an examination of how futurists think and work; the second a comparative and critical analysis of their ideas on a wide variety of topics. After a short prologue, the first chapter defines the scope and limitations of futures research, and discusses its chief methodologies. The next chapter gives a valuable intellectual history of futurism from its earliest origins, with special emphasis on the work of H. G. Wells. The idea of the ideological paradigm in futures studies is described in the third chapter. The following four chapters, making up part two, investigate the thinking of contemporary futurists on the environment, economic and political developments, war and peace, and societal/cultural issues. Wagar's epilogue considers the possibility that the technoliberal, radical, and countercultural futures may all lie ahead for humankind, but at different stages and times in the years to come. This highly readable volume will be of great value to students of futurism, futurists, political scientists, sociologists, economic forecasters, environmentalists, and anyone else fascinated by the study of the future.
LC Classification Number
CB158
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