Mood Matters [electronic resource] From Rising Skirt Lengths to the Collapse of World Powers / by John L. Casti.

"Mood Matters" makes the radical assertion that all social events ranging from fashions in music and art to the rise and fall of civilizations are biased by the attitudes a society holds toward the future. When the "social mood" is positive and people look forward to the future, events of an entirel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Casti, John L. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Copernicus, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Subjects:
Economics.
Engineering.
Life sciences.
Social sciences.
Humanities.
Science.
Mathematics.
Online Access:
Springer English/International eBooks 2010 - Full Set: 2010 (Springer Link)
Variant Title:
Mood Matters: From Rising Skirt Lengths to the Collapse of World Powers
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • The UnConventional Wisdom
  • Why “Stuff” Happens
  • Why Hits Happen
  • Why wars, Economic Cycles, and Political Crises Happen
  • Why Great Powers Come and Go
  • Getting It Together
  • Appendices.