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Mood Matters
From Rising Skirt Lengths to the Collapse of World Powers
Taschenbuch von John L. Casti
Sprache: Englisch

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"Mood Matters" makes the radical assertion that all social events ranging from fashions in music and art to the rise and fall of civilizations are biased by the attitudes a society holds toward the future. When the "social mood" is positive and people look forward to the future, events of an entirely different character tend to occur than when society is pessimistic. The book presents many examples from every walk of life in support of this argument. In addition, methods are given to actually measure the social mood and to project it into the future in order to forecast what¿s likely or not over varying periods of time. Casti's writing is a pleasure to read and its contents an eye-opener.
"They [the chapters] tell an engrossing story, and the mystery heightens as it goes. . . . it's chatty and knowing." Greg Benford, Physicist and science-fiction writer, author of "Timescape" and "Deep Time"

"I am struck by how thought-provoking it all is. I am sure that your book will draw a lot of attention" Tor Norretranders, Science writer, author of "The Generous Man" and "The User Illusion".
"Mood Matters" makes the radical assertion that all social events ranging from fashions in music and art to the rise and fall of civilizations are biased by the attitudes a society holds toward the future. When the "social mood" is positive and people look forward to the future, events of an entirely different character tend to occur than when society is pessimistic. The book presents many examples from every walk of life in support of this argument. In addition, methods are given to actually measure the social mood and to project it into the future in order to forecast what¿s likely or not over varying periods of time. Casti's writing is a pleasure to read and its contents an eye-opener.
"They [the chapters] tell an engrossing story, and the mystery heightens as it goes. . . . it's chatty and knowing." Greg Benford, Physicist and science-fiction writer, author of "Timescape" and "Deep Time"

"I am struck by how thought-provoking it all is. I am sure that your book will draw a lot of attention" Tor Norretranders, Science writer, author of "The Generous Man" and "The User Illusion".
Über den Autor

John L. Casti is a Senior Research Scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria, where he works on the development of early-warning methods for extreme events in human society. He is also the co-founder of The Kenos Circle, a Vienna-based society for exploration of the future, and author of the previous bestselling volumes, Paradigms Lost, Would-Be Worlds and The Cambridge Quintet. He lives in Vienna.

Zusammenfassung

Entertaining and gripping in style, but with a serious and important message

Explains how major world events can be traced to, and predicted by "social mood"

Makes sense of apparently unpredictable developments

Author is: well known for previous popular books; experienced as member of economic think-tanks; frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines on topic of prediction

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introducing Unconventional Wisdom.- Why 'Stuff Happens.-Why Hits Happen (short timescale events).-Why Wars, Elections, and Economic Crises Happen(medium timescale events).- Why Great Powers Come and Go (long timescale events).- How to Forecast Coming Events.-
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Fachbereich: Volkswirtschaft
Genre: Recht, Sozialwissenschaften, Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: xxiv
250 S.
ISBN-13: 9783642423222
ISBN-10: 3642423221
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Casti, John L.
Hersteller: Springer Berlin
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße: 235 x 155 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: John L. Casti
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.11.2014
Gewicht: 0,423 kg
Artikel-ID: 104914091
Über den Autor

John L. Casti is a Senior Research Scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria, where he works on the development of early-warning methods for extreme events in human society. He is also the co-founder of The Kenos Circle, a Vienna-based society for exploration of the future, and author of the previous bestselling volumes, Paradigms Lost, Would-Be Worlds and The Cambridge Quintet. He lives in Vienna.

Zusammenfassung

Entertaining and gripping in style, but with a serious and important message

Explains how major world events can be traced to, and predicted by "social mood"

Makes sense of apparently unpredictable developments

Author is: well known for previous popular books; experienced as member of economic think-tanks; frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines on topic of prediction

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introducing Unconventional Wisdom.- Why 'Stuff Happens.-Why Hits Happen (short timescale events).-Why Wars, Elections, and Economic Crises Happen(medium timescale events).- Why Great Powers Come and Go (long timescale events).- How to Forecast Coming Events.-
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Fachbereich: Volkswirtschaft
Genre: Recht, Sozialwissenschaften, Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: xxiv
250 S.
ISBN-13: 9783642423222
ISBN-10: 3642423221
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Casti, John L.
Hersteller: Springer Berlin
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße: 235 x 155 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: John L. Casti
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.11.2014
Gewicht: 0,423 kg
Artikel-ID: 104914091
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