Revolution or Renaissance : Making the Transition from an Economic Age to a Cultural Age
- Author:
- D. Schafer, Paul
- Published:
- University of Ottawa Press / Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa 2008
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic resource (320 p.)
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- library.oapen.org
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- Language Note:
- English
- Restrictions on Access:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
- Summary:
- In <i>Revolution or Renaissance</i>, 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 <i>The Wealth of Nations</i> in 1776 to the present, he turns his attention to culture, examining it both as a concept and as a reality. What emerges is a portrait of the world system of the future where culture is the central focus of development. According to Schafer, making the transition from an economic age to a cultural age is imperative if global harmony, environmental sustainability, economic viability, and human well-being are to be achieved.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- OAPEN_578811
9780776617732 - Collection:
- OAPEN Library.
- Terms of Use and Reproduction:
- Creative Commons
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