Description: About this Item The item is a book Paperback The Author Name is Christopher Ryan The Title is Civilized to Death : The Price of Progress Condition New Other Comments Pages Count - 304. Category - Social Science Product Description - The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which "progress" has perverted the way we live-how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die-in this "engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and thought-provoking" Booklist book. Most of us have instinctive evidence the world is ending-balmy December days, face-to-face conversation replaced with heads-to-screens zomboidism, a world at constant war, a political system in disarray. We hear some myths and lies so frequently that they feel like truths: Civilization is humankind's greatest accomplishment. Progress is undeniable. Count your blessings. You're lucky to be alive here and now. Well, maybe we are and maybe we aren't. Civilized to Death counters the idea that progress is inherently good, arguing that the "progress" defining our age is analogous to an advancing disease. Prehistoric life, of course, was not without serious dangers and disadvantages. Many babies died in infancy. A broken bone, infected wound, snakebite, or difficult pregnancy could be life-threatening. But ultimately, Christopher Ryan questions, were these pre-civilized dangers more murderous than modern scourges, such as car accidents, cancers, cardiovascular disease, and a technologically prolonged dying process Civilized to Death "will make you see our so-called progress in a whole new light" Book Riot and adds to the timely conversation that "the way we have been living is no longer sustainable, at least as long as we want to the earth to outlive us" Psychology Today. Ryan makes the claim that we should start looking backwards to find our way into a better future. We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions. The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling. Gift IdeasThis is a great Christmas gift idea. Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 9000z iHaveit SKU ID 167487495
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Book Title: Civilized to Death : the Price of Progress
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Topic: Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Natural Resources
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2020
Genre: Nature, Social Science, Science
Item Weight: 8.4 Oz
Author: Christopher Ryan
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Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
