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Future shock / by Alvin Toffler

by Alvin Toffler

This text analyses the psychological state of individuals and societies experiencing rapid social and technological change. It defines future shock as the personal perception of too much change occurring in too short a period of time.

Accession 20044 ISBN 0553206265 Publisher Bantam Press
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