Grunch of Giants - Softcover

Fuller, R. Buckminster

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312351941 ISBN 13: 9780312351946

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1984

Synopsis

Examines the evolution of multinational corporations, from the military-industrial complex of the postwar period to the present world economic crisis, and evaluates the economic and political impact of such entities on the American and international economic systems

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About the Author

Buckminster Fuller has had a profound influence on our modern society as the godfather of environmental and ecological awareness and practice. A philosopher, inventor, and one of the boldest innovators of the 20th century, he is known as the designer of the Dymaxion House, Car, and Map, the Geodesic Dome, and the World Game. As a mathematician he is recognized as the discoverer of Synergetics, and it was he who coined the term Spaceship Earth. He is the author of over two dozen books.

From the Inside Flap

Grunch of Giants postulates the theory that the United States industrial complexcorporationsare controlling world events for their own ends. Even politicians are controlled by Grunch, a vast invisible empire that includes airwaves and satellites, factories and research laboratories and large cities.

Edition details

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312351941
• ISBN 13: 9780312351946
• Binding: Paperback