In the 1970s, the Club of Rome launched the book "The Limits to Growth". Essential reading for all those concerned about the future of the planet, the book was translated into 37 languages. Now, President Emeritus Alexander King and Secretary General Bertrand Schneider review global problems 20 years on, offering both a warning and an approach to a possible solution to world problems. Topics covered by this book include the need for the world to convert from a military to a civil economy, the recognition of the disastrous ...
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In the 1970s, the Club of Rome launched the book "The Limits to Growth". Essential reading for all those concerned about the future of the planet, the book was translated into 37 languages. Now, President Emeritus Alexander King and Secretary General Bertrand Schneider review global problems 20 years on, offering both a warning and an approach to a possible solution to world problems. Topics covered by this book include the need for the world to convert from a military to a civil economy, the recognition of the disastrous short-term effects of exploitation by First World countries of Third World poverty and need, and the containment of global warming: the need to reduce global emissions of carbon dioxide, to encourage reforestation, to conserve traditional forms of energy and develop alternatives,
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Add this copy of The First Global Revolution: a Report to cart. $204.50, good condition, Sold by Salish Sea Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Simon & Schuster Ltd.
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Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is moderately edgeworn, otherwise is clean and glossy, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Moderate wear to the boards with a few edge-scuffs; Very light foxing to the textblock edges; The endpapers and text pages are all clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium-Large Format (Quatro, 9.75"-10.75" tall); 1.7 lbs; Black and red dust jacket with title in silver lettering; 1991, Simon & Schuster Ltd; 224 pages; "The First Global Revolution: A Report, " by Alexander King.
Add this copy of The First Global Revolution: a Report to cart. $231.95, very good condition, Sold by Salish Sea Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Simon & Schuster Ltd.
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Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket; Softcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); 1.7 lbs; Black and red dust jacket with title in silver lettering; 1991, Simon & Schuster Ltd; 224 pages; "The First Global Revolution: A Report, " by Alexander King.
Add this copy of The First Global Revolution: a Report to cart. $382.30, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Simon & Schuster Ltd.
