A short history of progress
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Carroll & Graf Publishers,
2005.
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| Review: | "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."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: Toronto : House of Anansi Press, 2004. |
| Physical Description: | 211 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-199) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0786715472 (pbk.) 9780786715473 (pbk.) |
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