An Introduction to the Future with VSI (Oxford University Press)
Jennifer Gidley PhD
Psychologist * Climate Educator * Futures Researcher * President, World Futures Studies Federation (2009-2017). Adjunct Professor, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS. World's Top 50 Women Futurists (Forbes)
"The Future: A Very Short Introduction" (OUP, 2017)
Oxford University Press has just released a wonderful little animation video centring on my book "The Future: A Very Short Introduction" published in 2017. In an entertaining way it shows how the concept of the future or futures is central to so many other concepts - many of which are the subject of other OUP Very Short Introductions. The VSI Series now has well over 500 titles, with 'The Future' being number 516.
'The Future' has been very well received globally and an Arabic translation has been released by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquity.
The Arabic translation of 'The Future' is available in all book fairs in the Arab region and the distributor covers the important libraries in all Arab countries and Saqi books/UK and Jarir book store/USA . It can also be purchased through the following:
Secondly, a Turkish translation is now released and on the shelves. The translation was undertaken by Istanbul Kultur University (IKU) Press and is now available here. https://www.ikuyayinevi.com/
A Chinese translation has been licensed and is underway.
New contracts have just been signed for licences to translate "The Future: VSI" into German and Greek. Discussions are in process for translations into Italian, Japanese and French.
You can read a full sample chapter of the Introduction. The abstracts can be read for all of the other chapters at the links below.
Contents
List of Illustrations
1 Three Thousand Years of Futures
3 The Evolving Scholarship of Futures Studies
4 Crystal Balls, Flying Cars and Robots
5 Technotopian or Human-Centred Futures?
6 Grand Global Futures Challenges
References
Further Reading & Websites
Appendix: Global Futures Timeline
Index
The book is available for purchase here.
To watch the full video go here.
Psychologist * Climate Educator * Futures Researcher * President, World Futures Studies Federation (2009-2017). Adjunct Professor, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS. World's Top 50 Women Futurists (Forbes)
6 年Thank you, my friends, for your support! Jennifer Gidley