The age of the unthinkable
Subtitle: why the new world disorder constantly surprises us and what we can do about it
By: Joshua Cooper Ramo
Edition: 1st Back Bay pbk. ed.
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780316118118
Subjects: Diplomatic relations; World politics; Foreign relations; Military policy
Description: Drawing upon history, economics, complexity theory, human immunology, psychology, and his own extraordinary experiences, Ramo delivers a brilliant new paradigm for understanding the dangerous--and dangerously unpredictable--new global order.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2009. With new afterword and reading group guide.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-282) and index.
Table of contents: title: The sandpile effect; title: The nature of the age; title: The old physics; title: The sandpile; title: Avalanche country; title: Budweiser; title: Deep security; title: Mashup; title: The general and the billionaire; title: The management secrets of Hizbơallah; title: The limits of persuasion; title: Riding the earthquake; title: The revolution and you.