Toffler, Alvin (1928—)
Alvin Toffler, the most popular futurist in America, became a celebrity in the 1960s and 1970s for his predictions and suggestions for ways people could cope with the unp...
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In the following review, Kirp argues that Learning for Tomorrow: The Role of the Future in Education is primarily a catalogue of complaints about the current education system, commenting that many of ...
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In the following review, Janeway praises aspects of Toffler's arguments in Previews and Premises, but notes that several of his core ideals are oversimplified.
I confess to never having read...
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In the following review, Grier compares and contrasts War and Anti-War with A History of Warfare by John Keegan.
Over the centuries, the battles of different wars have often been fought on the same...
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In the following review, Clarke questions some of the central ideas put forth in War and Anti-War, but recommends the book as one that raises important questions about the future.
The Tofflers have...
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In the following review, Cornish praises War and Anti-War as a important work that presents a disturbing look at the future of military warfare.
You may not be interested in war, but war is interes...
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In the following interview, Toffler discusses the implications for the future of terrorist warfare and the probability of rogue individuals having access to weapons of mass destruction.
Just as the...
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In the following review, Arquilla and Ronfeldt compare War and Anti-War with two other books on the future of the American military—America's Military Revolution by William E. Odom and T...
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In the following essay, Judis discusses the influence of the ideas of Alvin and Heidi Toffler on American politician Newt Gingrich, arguing that Gingrich seems to have misinterpreted some of the Toffl...
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In the following interview, Alvin and Heidi Toffler discuss their predictions for the twenty-first century, particularly in the realms of business and industry.
In ancient times, prophets foretold ...
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In the following review, Donohue compares and contrasts Learning for Tomorrow: The Role of the Future in Education with two other books about the future of education—To Understand Is to Invent ...
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Alvin Toffler and his wife Heidi are both American authors and futurists, who are highly recognized around the world for their ideas and visions concerning events that they assure will happen at some ...
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Perhaps. In a sometimes-shoddy age, Jonah Zuckerman, a designer and master craftsman of contemporary furniture using traditional techniques and materials, has a relentless drive to make perfect thi...
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Nonprofit groups are always scouring the globe for donations to fund a bevy of social and environmental causes.But not all are needy activists looking for handouts. Some are acting more like regula...
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