A Short History Of Progress

A Short History Of Progress
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Publisher : Canongate Books
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9781847676610
ISBN-13 : 1847676618
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Book Synopsis A Short History Of Progress by : Ronald Wright

Download or read book A Short History Of Progress written by Ronald Wright and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have we learnt the lessons of the past - or will we be next? Many of the great ruins that grace the deserts and jungles of the earth are monuments to civlisations which fell victim to their own success: from Easter Island's monolithic wilderness to the perpetual silence of the Mayan ruins and ultimately to today's melting ice caps and growing ozone hole, the cycle has continually repeated itself across the years.


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