Foundations of Futures Studies, Volume 1: Human Science for a New Era

Foundations of Futures Studies, Volume 1: Human Science for a New Era
ISBN-10
141282379X
ISBN-13
9781412823791
Category
Social Science
Pages
408
Language
English
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
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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