The Age of the Unthinkable
Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us and What We Can Do About It
New York : Little, Brown, 2009.
Format: Ebook
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Edition: First edition.
Description: 279 pages ; 24 cm
Drawing upon history, economics, complexity theory, human immunology, psychology, and his own extraordinary experiences, Ramo delivers a brilliant new paradigm for understanding the dangerous--and dangerously unpredictable--new global order.
Contents:
Pt. 1: The sandpile effect. The nature of the age ; The old physics ; The sandpile ; Avalanche country ; Budweiser -- Pt. 2: Deep security. Mashup ; The general and the billionaire ; The management secrets of Hizb'allah ; The limits of persuasion ; Riding the earthquake ; The revolution and you.
Subjects:
World politics -- 21st century.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009.
United States -- Military policy.
World politics -- 21st century.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009.
United States -- Military policy.
ISBN:
9780316070010 (electronic bk. : Adobe EPUB)
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Ebook
Electronic resource.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. [New York] : Little, Brown and Co., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 351 KB).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. [New York] : Little, Brown and Co., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 351 KB).