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Past Event

Book Event: Children of a Modest Star

October 23, 2024
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
America/New_York
International Affairs Building, 420 W. 118 St., New York, NY 10027 Room 1302

The Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies presents:

 

Book Event: Children of a Modest Star

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

12:15 pm -2:00 pm

1302 International Affairs

 

Featuring authors:

Jonathan BlakeAssociate Director of Programs, Berggruen Institute

Nils GilmanChief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Berggruen Institute; and Deputy Editor, Noema Magazine

With Discussants:

Leah Aronowsky, Assistant Professor of Climate, Columbia Climate School

David Helfand, Professor, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Columbia University

Hosted by:

Jack Snyder, Member, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies; Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations, Department of Political Science

Description:

In the Children of a Modest Star, Jonathan S. Blake and Nils Gilman not only challenge dominant ways of thinking about humanity's relationship to the planet and the political forms that presently govern it, but also present a new, innovative framework that corresponds to our inherently planetary condition. Read more here. 

Lunch will be served with the event. Pre-registration Required.

Contact Information

Sara Brouda
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