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| Author | Alvin Toffler |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social science, history, futurology |
| Publisher | William Morrow (US) |
Publication date | 1980 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hard and paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-517-32719-8 (hardcover), ISBN 0-553-24698-4 (paperback) |
| Preceded by | Future Shock |
| Followed by | Powershift |
The Third Wave is a 1980 book by Alvin Toffler. It is the sequel to Future Shock (1970), and the second in what was originally likely meant to be a trilogy that was continued with Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century in 1990. A new addition, Revolutionary Wealth, was published, however, in 2006 and may be considered as a major expansion of The Third Wave.
Toffler's book describes the transition in developed countries from Industrial Age society, which he calls the "Second Wave", to Information Age "Third Wave" society.