Out of Control: Global Turmoil on the Eve of the Twenty-first CenturyAs we rush toward the 21st century, former Director of the National Security Council Brzezinski takes time out to issue an "urgent warning" about the current state of global politics. He believes we are in peril of repeating the "megadeath" of this century--a century that has witnessed the slaughter of 187 million people in the name of politics. |
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Such supremacy of decadence and hedonism in a culture cannot help but have a
demoralizing effect on the values of society , undermining and eroding once
more deeply felt beliefs . TV has had a particularly important effect in disrupting ...
Such supremacy of decadence and hedonism in a culture cannot help but have a
demoralizing effect on the values of society , undermining and eroding once
more deeply felt beliefs . TV has had a particularly important effect in disrupting ...
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In turn , European dependence on such continued American security presence
will have the inevitable effect of inhibiting , at least to some degree , the move
toward genuine political and military unity . This reality is at the root of periodic ...
In turn , European dependence on such continued American security presence
will have the inevitable effect of inhibiting , at least to some degree , the move
toward genuine political and military unity . This reality is at the root of periodic ...
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edge would have a chilling effect on the ardor for international peace -
enforcement of the democratic and comfortably richer publics . These dangers
could be minimized if consensus existed among the members of the existing
nuclear “ club ...
edge would have a chilling effect on the ardor for international peace -
enforcement of the democratic and comfortably richer publics . These dangers
could be minimized if consensus existed among the members of the existing
nuclear “ club ...
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OUT OF CONTROL: Global Turmoil on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century
Comentariu Utilizator - KirkusA brilliant and principled analysis of the perilous state of a fractious world as it approaches another millennium. Brzezinski (The Grand Failure, 1989, etc.), director of the National Security ... Citiți recenzia completă
Out of control: global turmoil on the eve of the twenty-first century
Comentariu Utilizator - Not Available - Book VerdictPresident Carter's former national security adviser has produced his fourth book in ten years. The last one, The Grand Failure ( LJ 4/15/89), chronicled the decline of communism. This time, Brzezinski ... Citiți recenzia completă
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The Century of Megadeath | 7 |
The Centrality of Metamyth | 19 |
Coercive Utopia | 32 |
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Out of Control: Global Turmoil on the Eve of the 21st Century Zbigniew Brzezinski Previzualizare limitată - 2010 |
Out of Control: Global Turmoil on the Eve of the Twenty-first Century Zbigniew Brzezinski Vizualizare fragmente - 1993 |
Out of Control: Global Turmoil on the Eve of the 21st Century Zbigniew Brzezinski Nu există previzualizare disponibilă - 2010 |
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