Research on Post-Industrial Society and Sustainable Development Issues (Russia Scholars Look at the World)

Author: [Russian] Inozemtsev, translated by An Qinian and others
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Reading this book, we will discover an academic world entirely different from the one depicted by Western scholars. The author's unique perspective and novel viewpoints refresh our understanding. Due to the author's dual identity as a scholar and a banker, the book's discussion of issues is not abstract and obscure but is based on a wealth of new firsthand materials (with the latest data extending to 2003). This makes the arguments vivid and compelling, which is also one of the book's valuable aspects. This book is specifically written by Inozemtsev for Chinese readers, compiling the author's insights and reflections on issues such as post-industrial society, economic globalization, and the future of human civilization. As the subtitle suggests, it presents the views of a Russian scholar on the contemporary world. Since the reform and opening-up, the academic bookshelves in China have been dominated by works of Western scholars, making books by Russian scholars on current issues rare indeed. Reading this book, we will discover an academic world entirely different from the one depicted by Western scholars. The author's unique perspective and novel viewpoints refresh our understanding. Due to the author's dual identity as a scholar and a banker, the book's discussion of issues is not abstract and obscure but is based on a wealth of new firsthand materials (with the latest data extending to 2003). This makes the arguments vivid and compelling, which is also one of the book's valuable aspects.