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The 1960s and '70s were a key phase in the construction of representations of the "information age" and "information society". Neologisms defining the shape of the future technological society proliferated. In this paper the author explores the origins of these concepts. Three sources emerge: the sociological debate; the forecasts of consultants; and the first expressions of the advent of a new form of universalism. The first, centred on the concept of the post-industrial society for which Daniel Bell claims paternity, is closely linked to the tortuous path of discourse on ends, starting with that of ideology. The second reveals the misadventures of forecasting which strives to socialize the idea of a new society. Finally, the third gives the geopolitical key of prophecies on the techno-social future: the birth of the first global society in history is no other than that which is presently embodied in the US. Even before the end of the seventies, the slump attested to the linear conception of history guiding many of these speculations.
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1252 is known as the date for the return to gold in Western Europe : in that year Genoa and Florence began to produce their gold coins, opening a new era in Western European monetary history. African, Islamic, Byzantine, Crusader gold coins, however, never ceased to circulate within the Mediterranean. By considering all possible connections between East and West, this article provides new insights on long-debated problems related to the 13th century ‘ back to gold’, namely the chronology and the identification of the first Genoese gold coins, and the rise of the gold florin of Florence.
Keywords: Mediterranean, Gold coinage, 13th century, Genoino, Florin, Monnayage de l’or, XIIIe siècle, génois, florin, Méditerranée
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