The World at 2000 Perils and Promises
Beneath the millennial shine of political optimism and technological advance lurk a set of deep uncertainties: global inequality is growing; weapons of mass destruction are spreading; strident assertions of identity divide peoples and states; overall, there is a marked lack of effective co-ordinatio...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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London
Macmillan Education UK
2001, 2001
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Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Beneath the millennial shine of political optimism and technological advance lurk a set of deep uncertainties: global inequality is growing; weapons of mass destruction are spreading; strident assertions of identity divide peoples and states; overall, there is a marked lack of effective co-ordination and reduced confidence in the power of people, ideas and democratic processes to achieve change. This important book by a leading observer of International Relations provides a critical but cautiously optimistic assessment of the state and prospects of the world at 2000 |
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Physical Description: | XII, 170 p online resource |
ISBN: | 9780333994276 |