Out of Control: Global Turmoil on the Eve of the Twenty-first CenturyCollier Books, 1994 - 240 pagini As 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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... sense of proximity , especially with its intimate awareness of existing inequities . Even as recently as 150 years ago , communications were still preindustrial , with time and distance impeding the spread of a wider sense of nationhood ...
... sense of proximity , especially with its intimate awareness of existing inequities . Even as recently as 150 years ago , communications were still preindustrial , with time and distance impeding the spread of a wider sense of nationhood ...
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... sense of justice , the ability to see things as others do , a sense of transcen- dental responsibility , archetypal wisdom , good taste , courage , compassion and faith in the importance of particular measures that do not aspire to be a ...
... sense of justice , the ability to see things as others do , a sense of transcen- dental responsibility , archetypal wisdom , good taste , courage , compassion and faith in the importance of particular measures that do not aspire to be a ...
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... sense of direction and an accepted leadership . This raises the question not only of Russia's future role but of China's . The fact that the new sense of proximity makes for intensified awareness of inequality in the global condition of ...
... sense of direction and an accepted leadership . This raises the question not only of Russia's future role but of China's . The fact that the new sense of proximity makes for intensified awareness of inequality in the global condition of ...
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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 Twenty-first Century Zbigniew Brzezinski Vizualizare fragmente - 1993 |
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