Book of Extremes: Why the 21st Century Isn't Like the 20th Century

by Ted G. Lewis

Book Overview

What makes the 21st century different from the 20th century? This century is the century of extremes -- political, economic, social, and global black-swan events happening with increasing frequency and severity. Book of Extremes is a tour of the current reality as seen through the lens of complexity theory - the only theory capable of explaining why the Arab Spring happened and why it will happen again; why social networks in the virtual world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331906925X
• ISBN13: 9783319069258
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Copernicus Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"