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Mood matters [electronic resource] : from rising skirt lengths to the collapse of world powers / John L. Casti

Author
Casti, J. L.
Published
New York : Copernicus Books, 2010.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxiv, 250 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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Contents
The unconventional wisdom -- Why "stuff" happens -- Why hits happen -- Why wars, economic cycles, and political crises happen -- Why great powers come and go -- Getting it together.
Summary
Casti argues that human affairs-- fashions, economic trends and the fall of governments or wars-- can be traced back to an underlying social mood, which heavily biases the way things develop.
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ISBN
364204834X (print)
9783642048340 (print)
3642048358 (ebk.)
9783642048357 (ebk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-245) and index.
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