Connectography : mapping the future of global civilization /

"Mankind is reengineering the planet, investing up to ten trillion dollars per year in transportation, energy, and communications infrastructure linking the worlds burgeoning megacities together. This has profound consequences for geopolitics, economics, demographics, the environment, and socia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Khanna, Parag (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House, [2016]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Human geography. Geopolitics. International relations. International economic relations. Transnationalism.

Table of Contents:

Part One: Connectivity As Destiny
Chapter 1: From Borders To Bridges
Chapter 2: New Maps For A New World
Part Two: Devolution As Destiny
Chapter 3: The Great Devolution
Chapter 4: From Devolution To Aggregation
Chapter 5: The New Manifest Destiny
Part Three: Competitive Connectivity
Chapter 6: World War III
Or Tug-Of-War?
Chapter 7: The Great Supply Chain War
Chapter 8: Infrastructure Alliances
Chapter 9: The New Iron Age
Chapter 10: Hopscotch Across The Oceans
Part Four: From Nations To Nodes
Chapter 11: If You Build It, They Will Come
Chapter 12: Getting On The Map
Chapter 13: Supply Chains As Salvation
Part Five: Toward A Global Society
Chapter 14: Cyber Civilization And Its Discontents
Chapter 15: The Great Dilution
Chapter 16: When Nature Has Its Say, Get Out Of The Way.