Revolution or Renaissance Making the Transition from an Economic Age to a Cultural Age
In Revolution or Renaissance, D. Paul Schafer subjects two of the most powerful forces in the world - economics and culture - to a detailed and historically sensitive analysis. He argues that the economic age has produced a great deal of wealth and unleashed tremendous productive power; however, it...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ottawa :
Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press
2008
2008 |
| Colección: | Governance series ;
16. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423594206719 |
| Sumario: | In Revolution or Renaissance, D. Paul Schafer subjects two of the most powerful forces in the world - economics and culture - to a detailed and historically sensitive analysis. He argues that the economic age has produced a great deal of wealth and unleashed tremendous productive power; however, it is not capable of coming to grips with the problems threatening human and non-human life on this planet. After tracing the evolution of the economic age from the publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations in 1776 to the present, he turns his attention to culture -- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ii, 303 pages) : illustrations Also available in print form |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780776627182 9781280690624 9786613667564 9780776617732 |
