The Meaning of the 20th Century

By Kenneth E. Boulding

Book Overview

As relevant today as when it was first published in 1965 by Harper and Row, this book looks at the 20th century as a critical era in the great transition from a civilized to a post-civilized society. The 20th century itself is seen as an ongoing evolutionary process. The author focuses on three "traps" which would prevent this transition from taking place: the "war trap", the "population trap", and the "entropy trap". And he outlines strategies for the 21st century for overcoming these traps.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819171026
• ISBN13: 9780819171023
• Release Date: August 1988
• Publisher: University Press of America, Incorporated
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.4" x 0.5" x 5.5"