Civilisations: First Contact / The Cult of Progress by David Olusoga

Civilisations: First Contact / The Cult of Progress

David Olusoga

304 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction art history travel informative slow-paced
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There is nothing simple about the idea of civilisation. It is a concept with multiple and contested meanings. Prefix it with the word 'western' and you have a whole new set of problems. Equally thorny is the belief, once commonplace, that civilisa...

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reflective 27%
challenging 9%
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inspiring 9%
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