Revolution or Renaissance: Making the Transition from an Economic Age to a Cultural Age
Publishing Details
Revolution or Renaissance: Making the Transition from an Economic Age to a Cultural Age
By (Author) D. Paul Schafer
University of Ottawa Press
University of Ottawa Press
29th April 2008
Canada
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Central / national / federal government policies
Cultural studies
306
Physical Properties
320
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 25mm
519g
Description
In Revolution or Renaissance, D. Paul Schafer subjects two of the most powerful forces in the world economics and culture to a detailed and historically sensitive analysis. He argues that the economic age has produced a great deal of wealth and unleashed tremendous productive power; however, it is not capable of coming to grips with the problems threatening human and non-human life on this planet.
After tracing the evolution of the economic age from the publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations in 1776 to the present, he turns his attention to culture, examining it both as a concept and as a reality. What emerges is a portrait of the world system of the future where culture is the central focus of development.
According to Schafer, making the transition from an economic age to a cultural age is imperative if global harmony, environmental sustainability, economic viability, and human well-being are to be achieved.
Published in English.
Reviews
In Revolution or Renaissance, D. Paul Schafer deftly illustrates 'culture' as the framework within which the spirit of the times emerges, and 'economy' as the blood supply which has nourished its function across the arcs of civilization. Schafer
Author Bio
D. Paul Schafer has worked in the cultural field for four decades, taught at York University and the University of Toronto, and undertaken a number of missions for UNESCO. He is the author of many publications on culture and the arts, and is director of the World Culture Project.
