- Paperback: 212 pages
- Publisher: Athena Press; illustrated edition edition (19 Nov 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1844013367
- ISBN-13: 978-1844013364
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 633,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When our forebears returned home from the Second World War and 'started families', they didn't realise they were participating in a catastrophe. The world's population has trebled since 1945, and the 'Baby Boomers' have seen it all. The author's wry comment here is that we don't see much beyond our own generation and the next, so we don't care. Unrestrained hedonism is now the prevailing philosophy of all who can afford it. It could spell disaster for mankind, whose fatal inheritance is, the author asserts, fourfold - the most dangerous aspect being our ability to cut the causes of untimely death. Goodbye Malaria, goodbye TB, hello life over 100... But will the world's population flatten out at 9 billion? Will planet Earth stand it? Can we afford to dismiss nuclear power and GM food? As Greenland falls into the sea and the Gulf Stream thinks hard about staying at home, we should pause for thought. John Bligh's excellent and scholarly study, amply supported by graphs, illustrations, sources and quotations (from Lucretius to Malthus to Richard Dawkins), tells us why, in words of brevity and wisdom. 'I hope,' he says, 'and I fear...'
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I find this a fascinating, albeit sometimes disturbing, book. John Bligh has raised several issues about factors affecting the future of our planet, assuming we are concerned enough to care about what happens to succeeding generations of people. We all should care, and those who do will benefit from reading this volume.
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