Rethinking Progress Movements, Forces and Ideas at the End of the 20th Century

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.Alexander, Jeffrey C. is the author of 'Rethinking Progress Movements, Forces and Ideas at the End of the 20th Century' with ISBN 9780044457534 and ISBN 0044457537.