As relevant today as when it was first published in 1965 by Harper and Row, this book looks at the 20th century as a critical era in the great transition from a civilized to a post-civilized society. The 20th century itself is seen as an ongoing evolutionary process. The author focuses on three "traps" which would prevent this transition from taking place: the "war trap", the "population trap", and the "entropy trap". And he outlines strategies for the 21st century for overcoming these traps.
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This book could be the best book I have ever read in my whole life. Surprisingly it was written in 1964, almost 50 years ago. How was it possible to write such a book of deep and extensive insight into the global environmental issues in the middle 1960s, when almost none recognized the importance of the notion of entropy for understanding human possibility. I am so happy that I was able to buy this book.
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