Prophecy
and Progress
The Sociology of Industrial and Post-Industrial Society
by Krishan
Kumar
Prophecy
and Progress is an attempt to come to terms with the present position and
the future prospects of Western industrial society. In particular it investigates
the widely held and influential view that industrial societies are moving into
a new stage in their evolution: a 'post-industrial' stage. Dr. Kumar examines
the evidence that sustains this thesis and arrives at the conclusion that much
of it is plausible only because of a widespread misconception of what 'classic'
industiral society was all about.
He deals first
with the making of industrial society, moves onto the 'post-industrial' idea
and concludes with a discussion on the prospects of a society that genuinely
goes 'beyond industrialism'. Throughout he traces the varying fortunes of the
belief in progress, the balance of the feelings of confidence and despair about
the future development of society.
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