A Short History of Progress
Book by Ronald Wright
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Wright takes a look at the cyclical nature of the rise and fall of civilizations, taking examples from several once- prospering civilizations. This book stands ...
A Short History of Progress is a non-fiction book and lecture series by Ronald Wright about societal collapse. The lectures were delivered as a series of ...
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A very succinct and straightforward account of how civilizations rise and fall. The basic premise is that humans usually outstrip their natural resources, ...
This pyramid scheme model of society demonstrates how human excess leads to unsustainable ecological as well as social hierarchies. Eventually, both these ...
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In his #1 national bestseller A Short History of Progress Ronald Wright argues that our modern predicament is as old as civilization, a 10,000-year experiment ...
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Wright takes a look at the cyclical nature of the rise and fall of civilizations, taking examples from several once- prospering civilizations. This book stands ...
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Sep 7, 2020 · The past two centuries were a time of runaway growth in human population, consumption, and technology, placing a colossal load on all natural ...
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Oct 20, 2020 · In his #1 national bestseller A Short History of Progress Ronald Wright argues that our modern predicament is as old as civilization, a 10,000- ...
Nov 6, 2004 · Only by understanding the patterns of triumph and disaster that humanity has repeated around the world since the Stone Age, can we recognize the ...
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Wright crafts an entertaining tale of eras gone by, incorporating relevant facts on subjects as diverse as the lifestyles of early hominids and recent patterns ...