{"product_id":"rethinking-the-world-paperback","title":"Rethinking the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Pogany\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe post-Marxian, new historical materialism described in this book breathes new life into our comprehension of the world. A 200-year perspective on modernity tells us that an all-embracing physical phenomenon holds humankind in its grip.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistory has recorded two distinct global systems thus far: \"laissez faire\/metal money,\" which spanned most of the 19th century and lasted until the outbreak of World War I, and \"mixed economy\/weak multilateralism,\" which began after 1945 and exists today. The period between the two systems, 1914-1945, was a chaotic transition. This evolutionary pulsation is well known to students of thermodynamics. It corresponds to the behavior of expanding and complexifying material systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe exhaustion of oil and other natural resources is pushing the world toward a third global system that may be called \"two-level economy\/strong multilateralism.\" It will be impossible to get there without a new chaotic transition. No repeated warnings, academic advice, moral advocacy, inspired reforms, or political leadership can provide a shortcut around it. But if it took \"1914-1945\" to make a relatively minor adjustment in the global order, what will it take to make a major one?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47400228356345,"sku":"9780595410798","price":25.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/IFWDoEDrys9780595410798.webp?v=1770353596","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/rethinking-the-world-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}