The Prospects of Industrial Civilisation

by Bertrand Russell and Dora Russell

Book Overview

The Prospects of Industrial Civilization provides a rare glimpse into areas of Russell's political thought which are often ignored. Written with Dora Black (who became Russell's second wife) on a trip to China in 1920, it is revealing both as a period piece and as a book for our times. Russell criticises his own age, and demonstrates how humanity perpetually struggles against the centralising forces of industrialism and nationalism.
He views industrialism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415131332
• ISBN13: 9780415131339
• Release Date: December 1995
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"