A Short History Of Progress
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A Short History Of Progress
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Author : Ronald Wright
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 2009-08-06
A Short History Of Progress written by Ronald Wright and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-06 with Science categories.
Palaeolithic hunters who learnt how to kill two mammoths instead of one had made progress. Those who learnt how to kill 200 by driving a whole herd over a cliff had made too much. Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to progress traps, the headstones of civilisations which fell victim to their own success. The twentieth-century ́s runaway growth has placed a murderous burden on the planet. A Short History of Progress argues that this modern predicament is as old as civilisation. Only by understanding the patterns of progress and disaster that humanity has repeated since the Stone Age can we recognise the inherent dangers, and, with luck, and wisdom, shape its outcome.
A Short History Of Man
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Author : Hans-Hermann Hoppe
language : en
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
Release Date : 2015-03-19
A Short History Of Man written by Hans-Hermann Hoppe and has been published by Ludwig von Mises Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-19 with History categories.
A Short History of Man: Progress and Decline represents nothing less than a sweeping revisionist history of mankind, in a concise and readable volume. Dr. Hans-Hermann Hoppe skillfully weaves history, sociology, ethics, and Misesian praxeology to present an alternative — and highly challenging — view of human economic development over the ages. As always, Dr. Hoppe addresses the fundamental questions as only he can. How do family and social bonds develop? Why is the concept of private property so vitally important to human flourishing? What made the leap from a Malthusian subsistence society to an industrial society possible? How did we devolve from aristocracy to monarchy to social democratic welfare states? And how did modern central governments become the all-powerful rulers over nearly every aspect of our lives? Dr. Hoppe examines and answers all of these often thorny questions without resorting to platitudes or bowdlerized history. This is Hoppe at his best: calmly and methodically skewering sacred cows.
Stolen Continents
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Author : Ronald Wright
language : en
Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin
Release Date : 1992
Stolen Continents written by Ronald Wright and has been published by Boston : Houghton Mifflin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
A powerful account of the history and consequences of European invasion and rule that quotes from the authentic speech and writings of five peoples--Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee, and Iroquois--through 500 years. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
An Illustrated Short History Of Progress
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Author : Ronald Wright
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
An Illustrated Short History Of Progress written by Ronald Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
"In these acclaimed CBC Massey Lectures, Ronald Wright argues that each time history repeats itself, 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. He demonstrates how 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 human triumph and disaster can we recognize the experiment's inherent dangers and shape its outcome. Wright's provocative text evokes striking images across time and space, starting with Paul Gauguin's painting "D'Où Venons Nous? Que Sommes Nous? Où Allons Nous?" -- Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? -- three questions that perfectly summarize the focus of his lectures. In this new edition, illuminating illustrations and sidebars complement Wright's arguments, and allow readers to witness further evidence supporting his cautionary tale."--pub. desc.
Sustainability Assessment
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Author : Bob Gibson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-06-17
Sustainability Assessment written by Bob Gibson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-17 with Architecture categories.
This work tackles the complexities of sustainability assessment and provides practical solutions and comprehensive analysis, guidance and criteria for impact assessment professionals and policy makers at all levels and in all circumstances.
Open
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Author : Johan Norberg
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2020-09-03
Open written by Johan Norberg and has been published by Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-03 with Political Science categories.
AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR Humanity's embrace of openness is the key to our success. The freedom to explore and exchange - whether it's goods, ideas or people - has led to stunning achievements in science, technology and culture. As a result, we live at a time of unprecedented wealth and opportunity. So why are we so intent on ruining it? From Stone Age hunter-gatherers to contemporary Chinese-American relations, Open explores how across time and cultures, we have struggled with a constant tension between our yearning for co-operation and our profound need for belonging. Providing a bold new framework for understanding human history, bestselling author and thinker Johan Norberg examines why we're often uncomfortable with openness - but also why it is essential for progress. Part sweeping history and part polemic, this urgent book makes a compelling case for why an open world with an open economy is worth fighting for more than ever.
A Short History Of The World
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Author : H.G. Wells
language : en
Publisher: Xist Publishing
Release Date : 2015-03-06
A Short History Of The World written by H.G. Wells and has been published by Xist Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-06 with History categories.
From his perspective in 1922, H.G. Wells wrote a "Short History of the World." This straightforward look at the world's timeline, from the first appearance of humans to the reconstruction after World War I is an engaging and concise adventure story that also happens to be true. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes.
Ambassador Of Progress
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Author : Walter Jon Williams
language : en
Publisher: Walter Jon Williams
Release Date : 2015-05-02
Ambassador Of Progress written by Walter Jon Williams and has been published by Walter Jon Williams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-02 with Fiction categories.
“Well-developed characters, an intriguing plot and a clear-eyed view of the double-edged sword called change make [AMBASSADOR OF PROGRESS] an engrossing book...” LIBRARY JOURNAL “Williams has an above-average knack for fast pacing, gritty realism, and high-tech details.” BOOKLIST An interstellar catastrophe has left humanity scattered on dozens of primitive worlds. Fiona is an emissary to one such world, charged with helping the inhabitants of Echidne rise from barbarism. But once she’s arrived on the planet, she finds herself in the middle of a war... the Brodaini, the world’s most ferocious warriors, have risen in revolt against their overlords. The combat soon threatens to become a war of extermination. Fiona is a neutral. But Echidne is proving a perilous place for neutrals...
A Short History Of Communism
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Author : Robert Harvey
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2014-12-23
A Short History Of Communism written by Robert Harvey and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-23 with History categories.
Today global communism seems just a terrible memory, an expressionist nightmare as horrific as Nazism and the Holocaust, or the slaughter in the First World War. Was it only just over a decade ago that stone-faced old men were still presiding over "workers" paradises in the name of "the people" while hundreds of millions endured grinding poverty under a system of mind-controlling servitude which did not hesitate to murder and imprison whole populations in the cause of "progress"? Or that the world seemed under threat from revolutionary hordes engulfing one country after another, backed by a vast military machine and the threat of nuclear annihilation? In the 1970s, with the fall of South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, the march of Marxism-Leninism across the world seemed irresistible. Less than two decades later the experiment had collapsed, leaving perhaps 100 million dead, as well as economic devastation spanning continents. Even China now increasingly embraces free market economics. Only in a few backwaters does communism endure, as obsolete as rust-belt industry. This book is the first global narrative history of that defining human experience. It weighs up the balance sheet: why did communism occur largely in countries wrenched from feudalism or colonialism to twentieth-century modernism, rather than--as Marx had predicted--in developed countries groaning under the weight of a parasitic middle class? Were coercion and state planning in fact the only way forward for backward countries? What was the explanation for its appeal -- not least among many highly intelligent observers in the West? Why did it grow so fast, and collapse with such startling suddenness? A Short History of Communism sets out the whole epic story for the first time, a panorama of human idealism, cruelty, suffering and courage, and provides an intriguing new analysis.