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Beyond the Promised Land: The Movement and the Myth

by David Noble

ISBN13: 9781897071014
ISBN10: 1897071019
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Iconoclast David F. Noble traces the evolution and eclipse of the biblical mythology of the Promised Land, the foundational story of Western Culture. Part impassioned manifesto, part masterful survey of opposed philosophical and economic schools, Beyond the Promised Land brings into focus the twisted template of the Western imagination and its faith-based market economy.

From the first recorded versions of the promise saga in ancient Babylon, to the Zapatistas' rejection of promises never kept, Noble explores the connections between Judeo-Christian belief and corporate globalization. Inspiration for activists and students alike.

David Noble is the author of Progress Without People (BTL, 1995) and Digital Diploma Mills (BTL, 2002). He teaches history at York University, Toronto.

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: Jordan, April 11, 2006 (view all comments by Jordan)
Noble is an artful writer - this book, as complex as its subject matter is at times, reads like poetry. From Gilgamesh to Moses, from the Reaganites to the Zapatistas, he ties it all into one prevailing myth and observes its deconstruction by today's revolutionaries and activists. I'd have called it the Introductory Textbook to the Decline of Western Civilization, but that's just me.
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ISBN:: 9781897071014
Publisher:: Between the Lines(CA)
Subject:: Social history
Author:: Noble, David
Subject:: Economic Conditions
Subject:: Globalization
Subject:: International - Economics
Subject:: International business enterprises
Subject:: Economics
Series:: Provocations
Publication Date:: September 2005
Binding:: Paperback
Language:: English
Pages:: 214
Dimensions:: 7.04x5.36x.55 in. .44 lbs.

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