The age of the unthinkable : why the new world disorder constantly surprises us and what to do about it
by
 
Ramo, Joshua Cooper.

Title
The age of the unthinkable : why the new world disorder constantly surprises us and what to do about it

Author
Ramo, Joshua Cooper.

ISBN
9780316118088
 
9781408700594

Personal Author
Ramo, Joshua Cooper.

Edition
1st ed.

Publication Information
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2009.

Physical Description
279 pages ; 25 cm

Contents
pt. 1: The sandpile effect. The nature of the age ; The old physics ; The sandpile ; Avalanche country ; Budweiser -- pt. 2: Deep security. Mashup ; The general and the billionaire ; The management secrets of Hizb'allah ; The limits of persuasion ; Riding the earthquake ; The revolution and you.

Abstract
Drawing upon history, economics, complexity theory, human immunology, psychology, and his own extraordinary experiences, Ramo delivers a brilliant new paradigm for understanding the dangerous--and dangerously unpredictable--new global order.

Subject Term
World politics -- 21st century.
 
Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
 
Military policy. (OCoLC)fst01021386
 
World politics. (OCoLC)fst01181381

Geographic Term
United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009.
 
United States -- Military policy.
 
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155


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