{"product_id":"a-different-world-after-the-second-war-9798197412324","title":"A Different World After the Second War","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Cesar Pindado\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis socio-political novel-interwoven with reflections on sustainability-begins at the end of the Second World War with the creation of the United Nations, and from that moment unfolds a series of fictional events that carry us into the present day and beyond, all the way to the year 2050. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the aftermath of the war, the world clamors for radical change. A group of political leaders, supported by the finest scientists of the era and by a global population exhausted after half a century of destruction, sees the opportunity to build a different model of governance: a global, technocratic, sustainable system led by the United Nations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the life of Guzm�n, the novel explores how this world functions across several scenarios that are critical both to the governance model and to the planet's sustainability. Guzm�n also develops a unique sensitivity to his surroundings and to the universe, a capacity to connect with both in ways that shape his understanding of existence.\u003cbr\u003eAfter eighty years of UN-led global governance-built on strong technocratic foundations, long-term vision, and a focus on minimizing human weaknesses and excesses-it seems that a successful and seemingly unshakeable structure has finally been created. Yet our own nature ultimately sets in motion the end of this cycle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough Guzm�n's personal and professional experiences, the novel offers a critique of humanity: a species shaped by a cyclical past and living in a deeply sustainable and technological present that, despite its advances, remains vulnerable to our enduring idiosyncrasies.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47891611320471,"sku":"9798197412324","price":1473.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798197412324.webp?v=1781184274","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-different-world-after-the-second-war-9798197412324","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}