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Prophecy and Progress: Sociology of Industrial and Post-industrial Society by Krishan Kumar (Paperback, 1991)

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In recent years a chorus of futurologists has sprung up, some pessimistic, some not. However all are concerned with the future of the industrial society. This book takes a close look at industrial society, past and present, in order to evaluate these miltifarious claims. The author begins with the industrial revolution itself, examining the ideas it inspired, especially the idea of progress and the balance of confidence and despair about industrialism. Moving on to the post-industrial idea, Dr Kumar arrives at the conclusion that much of it is plausable only because of a widespread misconception of what classic industrial society was all about. He concludes with a discussion of whether we can expect a future society that geninuely goes beyond industrialism .

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13
9780140135572
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94866833

Product Key Features

Author
Krishan Kumar
Publication Name
Prophecy and Progress: Sociology of Industrial and Post-Industrial Society
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government, History, Business
Publication Year
1991
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
416 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
273g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Krishan Kumar
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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