A Brief History of the Future by Attali, Jacques -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword 1 A Very Long History

Nomadism, Cannibalism, Sexuality Ritualization, Sedentarization The Age of Empires

+2 A Brief History of Capitalism

The Judeo-Greek Ideal: The New and the Beautiful Fairs, Cities, and Nations From One Core to Another Bruges 1200–1350: The Beginnings of the Mercantile Order Venice 1350–1500: The Conquest of the East Antwerp 1500–1560: The Triumph of the Printing Press Genoa 1560–1620: The Art of Speculation Amsterdam 1620–1788: The Knack of the Flyboat London 1788–1890: The Power of Steam Boston 1890–1929: The Heyday of the Machine New York 1929–1980: The Triumph of Electricity Los Angeles 1980–?: Californian Nomadism The Beginning of the End

3 The End of the American Empire

The Beautiful Future of the Ninth Form The Marketing of Time Nomadic Ubiquity The Aging of the World Tomorrow, the Cities Irretrievable Scarcities Stagnating Technology Time: The Only True Scarcity The Fate of the Ninth Form Is a Tenth Mercantile Form Possible?

4 First Wave of the Future: Planetary Empire

The Spread of Market Democracy: A Polycentric World The Object as Substitute for the State: From Hypersurveillance to Self-Surveillance “Surveillance”: Masterword for the Times Ahead The Deconstruction of Nation-States The Absolute Marketing of Time Nomadic Businesses Hypernomads: Masters of Super-Empire Virtual Nomads: From Sports to Live Show Infranomads: Victims of Super-Empire The Governance of Super-Empire In the Name of Freedom, the End of Freedom

5 Second Wave of the Future: Planetary War

Regional Ambitions Pirate Armies, Corsair Armies The Anger of the Secular The Anger of Believers The Weapons of Hyperconflict Arming, Forging Alliances Negotiating, Assisting Deterring Aggressive Regimes Preventive Action Wars of Scarcity: Petroleum and Water Border Wars: From the Middle East to Africa Wars of Influence Wars Between Pirates and Sedentaries Hyperconflict

6 Third Wave of the Future: Planetary Democracy

Democratic Shock The Vanguard of Hyperdemocracy: Transhumans and Relational Enterprises The Institutions of Hyperdemocracy The Market’s Place in Hyperdemocracy The Collective Result of Hyperdemocracy: The Common Good and Universal Intelligence The Hijacking of Hyperdemocracy

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