Description: Maxwell's Demon and the Golden Apple : Global Discord in the New Millennium, Hardcover by Schweller, Randall L., ISBN 1421412772, ISBN-13 9781421412771, Brand New, Free shipping in the US In this witty yet earnest political analysis, Schweller marries Greek mythology and thermodynamic theory to present a provocative forecast of human society. The first few chapters summarize the scientific concept of entropy, explaining it in part through reference to classical myth, and provide for its use as a metaphor. The metaphor is then applied to recent trends in global politics, including dysregulation in international relations, diffusion of power, the rise of distributed organizations such as Anonymous, and the increasing distraction and indifference of citizens with respect to political news. Schweller contends that the historical solution to increasing political entropy, a large war among leading powers, is no longer tenable, and outlines the maximum-entropy state that can be predicted in the absence of an alternative. The final chapter reaches toward tentative solutions in recent technology to act as a “Maxwell's demon” and decrease entropy without utter destruction. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Maxwell's Demon and the Golden Apple : Global Discord in the New Millennium
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2014
Topic: Intergovernmental Organizations, Future Studies, Globalization, World / General, International Relations / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Social Science
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Author: Randall L. Schweller
Item Length: 9.1 in
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Hardcover
