The Age of the Unthinkable
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In The Age of the Unthinkable, Joshua Cooper Ramo puts forth a revelatory new model for understanding our dangerously unpredictable world. Drawing upon history, economics, complexity theory, psychology, immunology, and the science of networks, he describes a new landscape of inherent unpredictability -- and remarkable, wonderful possibility.
Published By Little, Brown Paperbacks
Format Paperback
Number Of Pages 304
Publication Date 06/02/2010
ISBN 9780316118118
Dimensions 5.5 inches x 8.25 inches
"[Ramo's] provocative new book...does a nimble job of showing how such theories shed light on the current political and economic climate while avoiding the worst pitfalls...[he] has managed, in this stimulating volume, to make the reader seriously contemplate the alarming nature of a rapidly changing world."—Michiko Kukatani, New York Times
"A great read, a wondrous and unexpected journey through a world that keeps getting more complicated. Joshua Cooper Ramo has a brilliant mind and a beautiful pen, and both are evident in this stimulating book."—Fareed Zakaria, author of The Post-American World
"Ramo pushes the reader into uncomfortable yet exhilarating places with controversial ways of thinking about global challenges...Persuasively argued...Ramo's revelatory work argues that there must be some audacity in thinking before there can be any audacity of hope."—Publishers Weekly
"Thought-provoking...highly recommended for anyone who runs a business, is involved in international relations, or cares about our collective future."—Boston Globe