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1 online resource (484 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Table of contents; THE AUTHOR'S PERSPECTIVE: Welcome to Renaissance 2.0; PART I: Filtering the Background Noise: the hyperspace era begins; PART II: What's Wrong with this Picture? Fault lines in the New World Order; PART III: Life in Cyberspace; PART IV: How to survive in a multi-dimensional world; EPILOGUE: The Philosopher's Stone: How John Dee turned Britain into gold; INDEX. |
| Summary |
Quantum Jump was written for individuals trying to make sense of the rapid social and political changes overtaking their lives. Clement explains how our civilization is undergoing a translation similar to the European Renaissance, the development of managed agriculture or the invention of writing. Each of these eras brought about new world-views and broadened the intellectual scope through which we perceive our world. The Renaissance was triggered by the discovery of perspective -- the means to manipulate three dimensions -- and implemented by the bill of exchange and new mathematics. Our newest. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Postmodernism -- Social aspects.
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Postmodernism -- Social aspects. |
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Social history -- 1970-
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Social history. |
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1970- |
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Civilization, Modern -- 1950-
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Civilization, Modern. |
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1950- |
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Information technology -- Social aspects.
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Information technology -- Social aspects. |
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Abstraction -- Social aspects.
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Abstraction. |
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Social aspects. |
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Twenty-first century.
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Twenty-first century. |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Clement, W.R. (William R.), 1928- Quantum jump. Toronto : Insomniac Press, ©1998 (DLC) 99175362 (OCoLC)39905872 |
| ISBN |
9781897414484 (electronic book) |
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189741448X (electronic book) |
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9781895837483 (bound) |
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1895837480 (bound) |
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9781895837452 |
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1895837456 |
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1895837480 (hardcover) |
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9871895837450 |
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