A short history of progress /
Wright, Ronald, 1948-
A short history of progress / by Ronald Wright. - 211 pages ; 21 cm
Originally published: Toronto : House of Anansi Press, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-199) and index.
Gauguin's questions -- The great experiment -- Fools' paradise -- Pyramid schemes -- The rebellion of the tools. I. II. III. IV. V.
"A Short History of Progress is nothing less than a concise history of the world since Neanderthal times, elegantly written, brilliantly conceived, and stunningly clear in its warning to us now. Wright shows how human beings have a way of walking into "progress traps," beginning with the worldwide slaughter of big game in the Stone Age. The same pattern of overconsumption then took a new from, as many of the world's most creative civilizations - Mesopotamia, the Maya, the Roman Empire - fell victim to their own success."--BOOK JACKET.
0786715472 9780786715473
2005042091
Progress--History
CB151 / .W75 2005
303.4409
A short history of progress / by Ronald Wright. - 211 pages ; 21 cm
Originally published: Toronto : House of Anansi Press, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-199) and index.
Gauguin's questions -- The great experiment -- Fools' paradise -- Pyramid schemes -- The rebellion of the tools. I. II. III. IV. V.
"A Short History of Progress is nothing less than a concise history of the world since Neanderthal times, elegantly written, brilliantly conceived, and stunningly clear in its warning to us now. Wright shows how human beings have a way of walking into "progress traps," beginning with the worldwide slaughter of big game in the Stone Age. The same pattern of overconsumption then took a new from, as many of the world's most creative civilizations - Mesopotamia, the Maya, the Roman Empire - fell victim to their own success."--BOOK JACKET.
0786715472 9780786715473
2005042091
Progress--History
CB151 / .W75 2005
303.4409