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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780815729907 (hbk) :
Terms of availability 28.05 USD
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name FUKUYAMA Francis
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Blindside :
Remainder of title how to anticipate forcing events and wild cards in global politics/
Statement of responsibility, etc. edited by Francis Fukuyama
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Washington DC :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Brookings Institution Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2007
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 198 p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Considers why major events appear to come as complete surprises even when they could have been or even were predicted. Features case studies of some recent events such as the Asian financial crisis, then looks at possible future surprises (a renewed DARPA, energy security, infectious diseases), then addresses the problem of psychological preparedness for low probability events, and concludes with some discussions on possible futures.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element DISASTER PLANNING
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
i 23647-1001
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Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Total checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Copy number Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Mindef Library & Info Centre Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf 05/05/2008 2 363.347 FUK 23647-1001 02/06/2015 1 03/01/2024 Book