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A Short History of Progress (2004)
by Ronald Wright
211 pages - House of Anansi

This book contains the 2004 Massey Lectures delivered by Wright. His theme is actually not so much progress as our civilization and what he sees as its quick road to ruin. He tries to frame the argument with Gauguin's questions; Where do we come from? What are we? ( Read more... )