Foundations of Futures Studies: History, purposes, and knowledge

Foundations of Futures Studies: History, purposes, and knowledge
ISBN-10
0765805391
ISBN-13
9780765805393
Series
Foundations of Futures Studies
Category
Social Science
Pages
390
Language
English
Published
2003
Publisher
Transaction Pub
Author
Wendell Bell

Description

Futures studies is a new field of inquiry involving systematic and explicit thinking about alternative futures. It aims to demystify the future, make possibilities for the future more known to us, and increase human control over the future. Author Wendell Bell brings together futurist intellectual tools, describing and explaining not only the methods, but also the nature, concepts, theories, and exemplars of the field. Now available in paperback with a new preface from the author, Foundations of Future Studies is the fundamental work on the subject. Bell illustrates how this sphere of intellectual activity offers hope for the future of humanity and concrete ways of realizing that hope in the real world of everyday life. His book will appeal to all interested in futures studies, sociology, economics, political science, and history.

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