Today’s most urgent problems are fundamentally global. They require nothing less than concerted, planetwide action if we are to secure a long-term future. But humanity’s story has always been on a global scale. In this book, Jeffrey D. Sachs, renowned economist and expert on sustainable development, turns to world history to shed light on how we can meet the challenges and opportunities of the twenty-first century.
Sachs takes readers through a series of seven distinct waves of technological and institutional change, starting with the original settling of the planet by early modern humans through long-distance migration and ending with reflections on today’s globalization. Along the way, he considers how the interplay of geography, technology, and institutions influenced the Neolithic revolution; the role of the horse in the emergence of empires; the spread of large land-based empires in the classical age; the rise of global empires after the opening of sea routes from Europe to Asia and the Americas; and the industrial age. The dynamics of these past waves, Sachs demonstrates, offer fresh perspective on the ongoing processes taking place in our own time–a globalization based on digital technologies. Sachs emphasizes the need for new methods of international governance and cooperation to prevent conflicts and to achieve economic, social, and environmental objectives aligned with sustainable development. The Ages of Globalization is a vital book for all readers aiming to make sense of our rapidly changing world. — Book promo @ goodreads.com
I’m experiencing an electronic device failure contagion. First there was my laptop failing to boot up then on Friday after I installed an update on the Kobo Libra 2 it would not Ativate. A long Chat ended with a promise that the ‘experts’ at Rakuten, the parent company to Kobo, were going to solve this issue. I have little faith that either of the devices will ever work again and I have simply wasted some money. It is not the first time but it rankles me none the less.
I didn’t wait for the ‘experts’; I went at the problem like I do most problems — recklessly. What I did was I created a new account at Kobo using a different email address and password. Then tried to Activate my Kobo Libra 2 and what do you know I had a functioning Kobo reader once more.
While I was on a roll I attacked the how to transfer book files from my Tab A9+ to the Kobo. The way that Kobo wants you to do it is with a USB C to USB C data cable which I don’t have (probably one came with it but can’t find it). The charging cables will not work. What I finally found was a work around that some clever ‘hacker’ put together that works so much better.
You open a web page on both devices and then from the Tab A9+ you send the book file, on the Kobo it is received and can be downloaded into the library. I now have a working Kobo with four books in its library awaiting my selection to read.
I have been having issues with my email client, Blue Mail, for the past few weeks so have installed K-9 Mail on the Tab A9+. I’ll give that a try. I’m also going back to ReadEra as a eBook reader on the Tab A9+. The Moon+Reader on there just doesn’t work as well as on the smaller screen and I have problems navigating their reader on any device.
Probably unrelated but my WordPress account was locked down this morning because of hacker attacks. They were repeled but we the users of the accounts were punished because there were attempts. Go figure.