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The Meaning of the 21st Century: A Vital Blueprint for Ensuring Our Future
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Transworld Pub
Publication date October 2, 2006
Pages 448
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781903919842
ISBN-10 1903919843
Dimensions 1.50 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight 1.75 lbs.
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $33.85
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Summary
Argues that we are living at a turning point in human history and that it is in the scientific breakthroughs of the century that we will find a hope. From ways to address climate change to genetic modification of humans, the author demonstrates that rather than destroy our planet, and ourselves, we have the potential for a magnificent future.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A devastating analysis of the direction we are headed and a powerful prescription for change — from the Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of The Wired Society.

James Martin, one of the world’s most widely respected authorities on the impact of technology on society, argues that we are living at a turning point in human history. “We are travelling at breakneck speed into an era of extremes — extremes of wealth and poverty, extremes in technology, extremes in globalization. If we are to survive, we must learn how to manage them all.” In researching this volume, the author interviewed forty world experts in fields as diverse as information technology, medical ethics, climate change, and the economics of poverty. Martin contends that although we face huge challenges and conflicts, it is in the scientific breakthroughs of the new century that we will find new hope. In clear, penetrating and insightful prose, he addresses the key questions of our age and proposes an interconnected set of solutions to these problems.


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from Transworld Pub (October 2, 2006)
9781903919842 | details & prices | 448 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 1.75 lbs | List price $33.85
About: Argues that we are living at a turning point in human history and that it is in the scientific breakthroughs of the century that we will find a hope.
from Riverhead Books (September 30, 2006)
9781573223232 | details & prices | 431 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $26.95
About: Explains how fast-developing technologies, broadening gaps between economic classes, and global extremism are posing difficult challenges in today's world, recommending greater environmental responsibility and possible scientific solutions.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Riverhead Books (July 3, 2007)
9781594482595 | details & prices | 497 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $16.00
About: A renowned expert on the social and economic impact of technology and author of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated The Wireless Society explains how fast-developing technologies, broadening gaps between economic classes, and global extremism are posing difficult challenges in today's world, recommending greater environmental responsibility and possible scientific solutions.

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