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Though the store of human knowledge is better stocked than ever before, claims Perkinson (history, New York U.) none of that knowledge can be justified as true. In five essays he argues that criticism, not justification by theory, has brought what success The West has achieved in creating stable reg

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Explains how the media have helped bring about economic, political, social, and intellectual progress.

Adopting the currently unfashionable theory that Western culture has improved over time, Perkinson argues that media of communication have played a pivotal role in helping to make things better.

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