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Author Kahn, Herman, 1922-1983.

Title The essential Herman Kahn : in defense of thinking / edited by Paul Dragos Aligica and Kenneth R. Weinstein
Published Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 277 pages)
Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. ITHINKING ABOUT THE UNTHINKABLE: SCENARIOS, GRAND STRATEGY, AND THERMONUCLEAR WAR; Chapter 01. In Defense of Thinking; Chapter 02. Twelve Nonissues and Twelve Almost Nonissues; Chapter 03. The Revolution in Warfare: Continuities and Discontinuities; Chapter 04. On Escalation; Chapter 05. Seizing the Moral, Political, and Strategic High Ground; Part II. A WORLD TURNING POINT: ECONOMIC GROWTH, CULTURALCHANGE, AND THE LONG VIEW; Chapter 06. The Big Picture -- and Some Details: Watersheds of History; Chapter 07. Viewing Growth in Context
Summary By the time of his untimely death in 1983, Herman Kahn was recognized by both friends and intellectual adversaries as "one of the world's most creative and best minds." The current growing resurgence of interest in Kahn's ideas and intellectual legacy demonstrates the enduring relevance of his work. Yet, in spite of the constant influence of his arguments, there is a shortage of books summarizing Kahn's essential contributions, and thus his work is not as well known as it should be. The Essential Herman Kahn is an attempt to cope with this predicament and offer the public for the first time
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-274) and index
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Subject Kahn, Herman, 1922-1983 -- Influence
Kahn, Herman, 1922-1983
Kahn, Herman 1922-1983
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
Forecasting -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Futurologists -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Futurologists -- United States -- Biography
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Future Studies.
Forecasting
Futurologists
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Futurologie
United States
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Sources
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
Author Aligică, Paul Dragoș.
Weinstein, Kenneth R., 1961-
LC no. 2021698355
ISBN 9780739135143
0739135147
1282494406
9781282494404
9786612494406
6612494409
0739135147
Other Titles Works. Selections. 2009