Open: The Story of Human Progress

By Johan Norberg

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786497190
• ISBN13: 9781786497192
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Atlantic Books (UK)
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.0" x 7.7"