from rising skirt lengths to the collapse of world powers /
First Statement of Responsibility
John L. Casti.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Copernicus Books,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xxiv, 250 pages) :
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illustrations (some color)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The unconventional wisdom -- Why "stuff" happens -- Why hits happen -- Why wars, economic cycles, and political crises happen -- Why great powers come and go -- Getting it together.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Casti argues that human affairs-- fashions, economic trends and the fall of governments or wars-- can be traced back to an underlying social mood, which heavily biases the way things develop.