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The Nature of Tomorrow
A History of the Environmental Future
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The Nature of Tomorrow
An examination of how Western visions of endless future growth have contributed to the global environmental crisis
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An examination of how Western visions of endless future growth have contributed to the global environmental crisis
For centuries, the West has produced stories about the future in which humans use advanced science and technology to transform the earth. Michael Rawson uses a wide range of works that include Francis Bacon’s New Atlantis, the science fiction novels of Jules Verne, and even the speculations of think tanks like the Rand Corporation to reveal the environmental paradox at the heart of these narratives: the single-minded expectation of unlimited growth on a finite planet.
Rawson shows how these stories, which have long pervaded Western dreams about the future, have helped to enable an unprecedentedly abundant and technology-driven lifestyle for some while bringing the threat of environmental disaster to all. Adapting to ecological realities, he argues, hinges on the ability to create new visions of tomorrow that decouple growth from the idea of progress.
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Michael Rawson's The Nature of Tomorrow is praised for its exploration of how historical discussions on climate change are intertwined with past growth visions, suggesting that perceived limits were merely temporary hurdles. It uniquely traces the history of environmental futures imagined in the Western world, offering insights that no other scholarly work seems to encompass, according to reviewers.
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ISBN: 9780300255195
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 25 January 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Illustration: 21 b-w illus.
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 156.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 248
About the Author
Michael Rawson is professor of history at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He is the author of Eden on the Charles: The Making of Boston, which was the recipient of numerous awards and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
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