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Knowledge, wealth and violence at the edge of the 21st century in 1990. Wasnt impressed by toffler high opinion of himself nor the uniqueness of his vision for the fjturo. The book, which became an international bestseller, grew out of an article the. The book in itself is a visionary lens on how political, social and economics powers are changing in the information age. Future shock is a 1970 book by the futurist alvin toffler, in which the author defines the term future shock as a certain psychological state of individuals and entire societies.
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