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A Short History of Progress - (CBC Massey Lectures) 2nd Edition by Ronald Wright (Paperback)

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  • Now more relevant than ever, Ronald Wright's #1 national bestseller, A Short History of Progress.
  • Author(s): Ronald Wright
  • 232 Pages
  • Social Science, General
  • Series Name: CBC Massey Lectures

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"Each time history repeats itself, so it's said, the price goes up. The twentieth century was a time of runaway growth in human population, consumption, and technology, placing a colossal load on all natural systems, especially earth, air, and water -- the very elements of life. The most urgent questions of the twenty-first century are: where will this growth lead? can it be consolidated or sustained? and what kind of world is our present bequeathing to our future? In his #1 bestseller A Short History of Progress Ronald Wright argues that our modern predicament is as old as civilization, a 10,000-year experiment we have participated in but seldom controlled. Only by understanding the patterns of triumph and disaster that humanity has repeated around the world since the Stone Age can we recognize the experiment's inherent dangers, and, with luck and wisdom, shape its outcome."--



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Now more relevant than ever, Ronald Wright's #1 national bestseller, A Short History of Progress. The fifteenth anniversary edition includes a new introduction warning of the accelerating patterns of progress and disaster.

Each time history repeats itself, so it's said, the price goes up. The twentieth century was a time of runaway growth in human population, consumption, and technology, placing a colossal load on all natural systems, especially earth, air, and water -- the very elements of life. The most urgent questions of the twenty-first century are: Where will this growth lead? Can it be consolidated or sustained? And what kind of world is our present bequeathing to our future?

In his #1 national bestseller A Short History of Progress Ronald Wright argues that our modern predicament is as old as civilization, a 10,000-year experiment we have participated in but seldom controlled. Only by understanding the patterns of triumph and disaster that humanity has repeated around the world since the Stone Age can we recognize the experiment's inherent dangers, and, with luck and wisdom, shape its outcome. In his new introduction to the fifteenth anniversary edition, Wright looks at the past fifteen years of human innovation -- and asks whether we can still get the future right.



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"An elegant and learned discussion of what the rise and fall of past civilizations predict about our own: nothing good." -- Maclean's



"I don't care if you have never read and will never read any kind of book at all, but you must read this one." -- Globe and Mail



"Impressive . . . for the evidence Wright assembles from his authoritative grasp of history, and for the skill and clarity with which he imparts information. He makes history, ecology, anthropology, and political science easy to read." -- Associated Press



"Provocative . . . Already a bestseller in Canada, Wright is now making his biggest mark since his debut novel (A Scientific Romance, 1997) attracted wide attention... illuminating and disturbing, and expansively documented." -- Kirkus Reviews



"Wright sifts the findings of archaeology and anthropology with thoughtful grace to build a potent argument." -- Guardian


Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 4.9 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)
Weight: .55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 232
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: General
Series Title: CBC Massey Lectures
Publisher: House of Anansi Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Ronald Wright
Language: English
Street Date: October 20, 2020
TCIN: 1006587177
UPC: 9781487006983
Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-5114
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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