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How shall we save the planet? The Wizard and the Prophet Charles C. Mann Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. 629 pp
2018
Overview
A techno-optimist is pitted against the pied piper of “apocalyptic environmentalism” Charles Mann's new book, The Wizard and the Prophet , is about two pivotal but largely forgotten men of science. Mann casts the \"prophet\" William Vogt (1902–1968) as the central figure of mid-century \"Malthusianism\" and pied piper of \"apocalyptic environmentalism,\" while Norman Borlaug (1914–2009) who played a starring role in the Green Revolution and believed that the application of science and technology could liberate humans from the shackles of nature plays the part of the \"wizard.\" But the achievement of the book goes beyond detailing the accomplishments of these two individuals. With his trademark interdisciplinary wisdom, Mann travels the globe to visit other wizards and prophets working on the world's most challenging environmental problems.
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