Index

acceleration, temporal, 48–50

African population, 4–10

aging populations, 10–12

life expectancy and, 171–173

air pollution, 98

al-Qaeda, 114–115

Alzheimer’s disease, 175–176

Amazon, 133

American education system, 67

American large corporations, 137

Americas

culture, 42

economy, 64–67

amphetamine-type stimulants, 120

Apple, 138, 140

asymmetrical warfare, 112–113

Brazil, 85–87

BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), 77–82. See also specific countries

cannabis, 120

capitalism, corporations, 137–140

Castells, Manuel, 27

China

economic growth, 82–83

life expectancy and aging populations, 172–173

manufacturing model, 83

modernization and economic development, 84–85

nuclear arsenals, 71

transition of, 84

Christianity, 17–18,

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