description: Ronald Wright argues in "A Short History of Progress," that only by understanding humanity's patterns of triumph and disaster since the Stone Age can we recognize their inherent dangers, and with luck and wisdom, shape civilization's outcome.
language: English
title: A Short History of Progress: 2004 Massey Lecture
titlecomplete: A Short History of Progress: 2004 Massey Lecture
genres: Sociology, History, Anthropology, Science, Society, Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Nonfiction, Environment
ratings_count: 5149
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award
category: Non‐Fiction Book, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction
publisher: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC Audio)