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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51559039 Title: The science of synthesis : exploring the social implications of general systems theory Author: Debora Hammond Publisher: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, ©2003. ISBN/ISSN: 0870817221 9780870817229 OCLC:51559039

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The science of synthesis : exploring the social implications of general systems theory

Author:	Debora Hammond
Publisher:	Boulder : University Press of Colorado, ©2003.
Edition/Format:	Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type:	Government publication, State or province government publication, Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Debora Hammond Find more information about:
ISBN:	0870817221 9780870817229
OCLC Number:	51559039
Description:	xviii, 312 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:	Prologue: The quest for peace in a nuclear world -- 1. The behavioral sciences in postwar America -- Part I: The sources of systems thinking -- 2. The science of life: Organization in living systems -- 3. Engineering management, and the military-industrial complex -- 4. Cybernetics and information theory: Feedback and homeostasis -- 5. Ecology and social theory: Structure, function, and evolution -- Part II: The founders of general systems research -- 6. Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1901-1972): General systems theory -- 7. The Chicago behavioral science committee -- Ralph Gerard (1900-1974) -- Anatol Rapoport (b.1911) -- James Grier Miller (b.1916) -- 8. Kenneth Boulding (1910-1993): Economics, ecology, and peace -- Part III: Evolution and evaluation -- 9. The society for general systems research: Establishment and development.
Responsibility:	Debora Hammond.

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