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At the 1st page of the cover you find Alex Pinkin’s picture ‘The two hoses of Mega-History’
At the 4th page – Ivan Maximov’s picture ‘The stairs of Universal evolution’
Why have social forecasts been so often unsuccessful? Opening remarks………… 5
Introduction. The 21st century: A nonlinearity gradient………………………….... 28
Part I. Trends & Mechanisms of Universal Evolution: An Essay on Mega-History………………………………………………………….... 39
Section 1.1. From Olduvai Gorge to Silicon Valley………………………………. 39
Ch.1.1.1. Vectors of social history…………………………………………….. 39
§1.1.1.1. Panhuman history: Realities & ideological representations……….. 40
§1.1.1.2. “Progress” & “happiness”: Are the emotional-evaluation criteria of historical development reliable? ………………………... 56
§1.1.1.3. Three vectors of social evolution: Technology – demography – organization………………………………………………………… 63
§1.1.1.4. The forth vector of evolution: Information & intelligence. “The end of geography”……………………………………………. 69
§1.1.1.5. The fifth vector of evolution: Restrictions in physical violence. Bloodshed Ratio as a cross-cultural index………………………….. 85