Rethinking Progress
Author | : Jeffrey C. Alexander |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2002-09-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134997886 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134997884 |
Rating | : 4/5 (884 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rethinking Progress by : Jeffrey C. Alexander
Download or read book Rethinking Progress written by Jeffrey C. Alexander and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethinking Progress provides a challenging reevaluation of one of the crucial ideas of Western civilization; the notion of progress. Progress often seems to have become self-defeating, producing ecological deserts, overpopulated cities, exhausted resources, decaying cultures, and widespread feelings of alienation. The contributors, from all over the world, present their diversified perspectives on the fate of progress.