Wright, Ronald,  1948- <br/><br/>
A short history of progress / 
by Ronald Wright. 
 - 211 pages ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/> Originally published: Toronto : House of Anansi Press, 2004. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-199) and index. 
<br/><br/> Gauguin's questions --  The great experiment --  Fools' paradise --  Pyramid schemes --  The rebellion of the tools.  I.  II.  III.  IV.  V. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0786715472 9780786715473 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005042091 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Progress--History
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CB151  / .W75 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.4409