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Author:

Rosa, Jean Jacques.

Title:

The second twentieth century : how the information revolution shapes business, states, and nations / Jean-Jacques Rosa.

Edition:

American ed.

Publisher:

Hoover Institution Press/Stanford University,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

xviii, 390 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Economic history--1945-
Social history--1945-

Other Titles:

Second XXe siècle. English

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-375) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- pt 1. The organizational cycle. The race for size, 1870-1960 ; The political consequences of hierarchy ; The decentralizing revolution, 1968-1989 ; The return of the individual -- pt 2. The fundamental question. The organizational choice ; The decisive role of information ; The system of nation-states ; The industry of states and the society of nations -- Conclusion: The rationale of history.

Series:

Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 547

ISBN:

9780817947422 (alk. paper)
0817947426 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)65063635

LCCN:

2006007608

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)