000309080 000__ 01718cam\a22003134a\4500 000309080 001__ 309080 000309080 005__ 20210513113237.0 000309080 008__ 051216s2006\\\\nyua\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000309080 010__ $$a 2005058225 000309080 020__ $$a1573223239 000309080 020__ $$a9781573223232 000309080 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocm62742652 000309080 035__ $$a309080 000309080 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dBAKER$$dC#P$$dVP@$$dYBM$$dYDXCP$$dOCLCQ$$dIG# 000309080 042__ $$apcc 000309080 049__ $$aISEA 000309080 05000 $$aT174$$b.M376 2006 000309080 08200 $$a303.48/3$$222 000309080 1001_ $$aMartin, James,$$d1933-2013. 000309080 24514 $$aThe meaning of the 21st century :$$ba vital blueprint for ensuring our future /$$cJames Martin. 000309080 2463_ $$aMeaning of the twenty-first century 000309080 260__ $$aNew York :$$bRiverhead Books,$$c2006. 000309080 300__ $$axi, 431 p. :$$bill. ;$$c24 cm. 000309080 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [409]-418) and index. 000309080 5050_ $$a1: The need for transition -- The transition generation -- What got us into this mess? -- Rich kids and their trust funds -- Too many people -- The giant in the kitchen -- Destitute nations -- Climate catastrophe -- Invisible mayhem -- 2: Technologies of sorcery -- Genetically modified humans? -- Nanodeluge -- Automated evolution -- The transhuman condition -- 3: Through the canyon -- The awesome meaning of this century -- A perfect storm -- The vital role of corporations -- Culture's crucible -- A counter-terrorist world -- World scenarios -- 4: The gateway to the future -- A great civilization? -- Values of the future -- Cathedrals of cyberspace -- Rich and poor -- Russian roulette with homo sapiens -- Revolution. 000309080 650_0 $$aTechnological forecasting. 000309080 650_0 $$aTechnology$$xSocial aspects. 000309080 650_0 $$aTechnology and civilization. 000309080 85200 $$bgen$$hT174$$i.M376$$i2006 000309080 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:309080$$pGLOBAL_SET 000309080 980__ $$aBIB 000309080 980__ $$aBOOK 000309080 994__ $$aC0$$bISE