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Book review: the glass half-empty: debunking the myth of progress in the twenty-first century by Rodrigo Aguilera

Cossu, Elena (2020) Book review: the glass half-empty: debunking the myth of progress in the twenty-first century by Rodrigo Aguilera. LSE Review of Books (27 Oct 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In The Glass Half-Empty: Debunking the Myth of Progress in the Twenty-First Century, Rodrigo Aguilera challenges the arguments of the ‘New Optimists’, showing their progress narrative to be a conservative defence of the status quo that is ill-equipped to deal with pressing socioeconomic problems. In making clear that we do not live in the best of all possible worlds, this deep analysis offers a refreshing perspective on complex political and economic phenomena, writes Elena Cossu.

Item Type: Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/
Additional Information: © 2020 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)
Date Deposited: 18 Nov 2020 10:45
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2024 02:35
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/107318

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