Seeing into the future : a short history of prediction /

Seeing into the future : a short history of prediction /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Van Creveld, Martin, 1946- author.
Imprint:	London, UK : Reaktion Books 2020.
Description:	1 online resource (293 pages.)
Language:	English
Subject:	Forecasting -- History. Social prediction -- History. Forecasting Social prediction
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12586241

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ISBN:	9781789142679 (electronic bk.) 1789142679 (electronic bk.) 1789142296 9781789142297
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-282) and index. Description based on print version record.
Other form:	Original 1789142296 9781789142297

Table of Contents:

Pt. I. A Mysterious Journey
1. A Villain Of A Magician
2. In The Name Of The Lord
3. Oracles, Pythias And Sibyls
4. A Dream To Remember
5. Consulting The Dead
pt. II. Be Sober And Reasonable
6. Searching The Heavens
7. Clear And Manifest
8. On Birds, Livers And Sacrifices
9. The Magic Of Numbers
10. Decoding The Bible
pt. III. Enter Modernity
11. From Patterns To Cycles
12. With Hegel On The Brain
13. Ask, And You'll Be Answered
14. The Most Powerful Tools
15. War Games Here, War Games There
pt. IV. The Lord Of The Universe
16. Looking Backwards
17. Why Is Prediction So Difficult?
18. Is Our Game Improving?
19. A World Without Uncertainty?