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- ISBN 9781786497192
- Categories 25QT1, BX, BXOS, DEC24_1, FEB25_1, History, JAN25_1, NA25Q1, New Arrivals OS, NF HIS, Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction: Humanities, PNSG_DEC
- Author(s) Johan Norberg
- Publisher Atlantic Books
- Pages 464
- Format Trade Paperback
- Dimensions 13cm x 3.3cm x 19.8cm
- Weight 0.408 kg
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AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR
Humanity's embrace of openness is the key to our success. The freedom to explore and exchange - whether it's goods, ideas or people - has led to stunning achievements in science, technology and culture. As a result, we live at a time of unprecedented wealth and opportunity. So why are we so intent on ruining it?
From Stone Age hunter-gatherers to contemporary Chinese-American relations, Open explores how across time and cultures, we have struggled with a constant tension between our yearning for co-operation and our profound need for belonging. Providing a bold new framework for understanding human history, bestselling author and thinker Johan Norberg examines why we're often uncomfortable with openness - but also why it is essential for progress. Part sweeping history and part polemic, this urgent book makes a compelling case for why an open world with an open economy is worth fighting for more than ever.
