Future Shock
In 1970, American futurist Alvin Toffler's iconic work Future Shock was published.One year later, a translation by Zhiwen Publishing House hit the market in Taiwan, thus introducing the writer's theories to readers of Chinese.The premise of the book can be summed up as: “A future that comes too quickly creates more apprehension than that of a foreign land.
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In 1970, American futurist Alvin Toffler's iconic work Future Shock was published. One year later, a translation by Zhiwen Publishing House hit the market in Taiwan, thus introducing the writer's theories to readers of Chinese. The premise of the book can be summed up as: “A future that comes too quickly creates more apprehension than that of a foreign land. Future society will be stricken with a plethora of choices, throw-away society, information overload, and unethical technology.”
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- Release date
- Oct 20, 2019
- Runtime
- 0h 20m
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- Language
- English
- Country
- Taiwan
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