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Jenny Andersson’s book, The Future of the World, is a significant contribution to the intellectual history of futures studies (FS) during the latter half of the 20th century. History is often presented—with the power of hindsight—as an unfolding story. Protagonists of different kinds interact to produce patterns and outcomes. The players in Andersson’s detailed and captivating tale include intellectuals and practitioners of FS like Hannah Arendt, Ernst Bloch and Fred Polak, as well as teacher... |