| Main Title |
The great turning : from empire to Earth community / |
| Author |
Korten, David C.
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| Publisher |
Berrett-Koehler ; Kumarian Press, |
| Year Published |
2006 |
| OCLC Number |
62085546 |
| ISBN |
1887208070; 9781887208079; 1887208089; 9781887208086 |
| Subjects |
International cooperation ;
Sustainable development ;
Social ethics ;
Humanistic ethics ;
Social justice ;
Human ecology ;
Economic history ;
Internationale samenwerking ;
Sociale rechtvaardigheid ;
Duurzame ontwikkeling ;
Menschheit--(DE-588)4169436-3 ;
Politischer Wandel--(DE-588)4175047-0 ;
Sozialer Wandel--(DE-588)4077587-2 ;
Internationellt samarbete ;
Hêallbar utveckling ;
Social etik ;
Mänsklig etik ;
Samhället--etik och moral ;
Humanekologi ;
Ekonomisk historia ;
Internationale samenwerking--gtt ;
Sociale rechtvaardigheid--gtt ;
Duurzame ontwikkeling--gtt
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Additional Info |
Location |
Last
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| EOAM |
JZ1318.K67 2006 Sustainability Collection |
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Region 8 Technical Library/Denver,CO |
08/22/2008 |
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| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Collation |
xi, 402 pages ; 25 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-379) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Prologue: In search of the possible -- Part I. Choosing our future : The choice -- The possibility -- The imperative -- The opportunity -- Part II. Sorrows of empire : When God was a woman -- Ancient empire -- Modern empire -- Athenian experiment -- Part III. America, the unfinished project : Inauspicious beginning -- People power rebellion -- Empire's victory -- Struggle for justice -- Wake up call -- Prisons of the mind -- Part IV. The great turning : Beyond strict father versus aging clock -- Creation's epic journey -- Joys of earth community -- Stories for a new era -- Part V. Birthing earth community : Leading from below -- Building a political majority -- Liberating creative potential -- Change the story, change the future. The threat of continued warfare to the future of humanity has become dire. The Great Turning explores that threat in detail and provides an equally detailed plan for meeting and overcoming it. |
