The Twentieth Century Was A Time Of Runaway Growth In Human Numbers, Consumption, And Technology, Placing A Colossal Load On All Natural Systems, Especially Earth, Air, And Water - The Very Elements Of Life. The Great Question Of The Twenty-first Century Is How, Or Whether, This Can Go On. In A Short History Of Progress Ronald Wright Shows How Our Modern Predicament Is As Old As Civilization, A 10,000-year Experiment We Unleashed But Have Seldom Controlled. Only By Understanding The Patterns Of Progress And Disaster That Humanity Has Repeated Around The World Since The Stone Age Can We Recognize The Inherent Dangers, And, With Luck And Wisdom, Shape Its Outcome.--back Cover. I. Gauguin's Questions -- Ii. The Great Experiment -- Iii. Fools' Paradise -- Iv. Pyramid Schemes -- V. The Rebellion Of The Tools By Ronald Wright. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 187-199) And Index.
Categories:
- History
- General
Publisher : House of Anansi Pr
Author : Wright, Ronald
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2004-10-31
Number Of Pages : 224
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 192088579X
ISBN-13 : 9781920885793
Item weight : 0.55 lb
Dimensions : 0.7 in x 5 in x 7.9 in
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