by David Olusoga · Profile Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781781259986
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«Cult of Progress» is the historical and cultural essay by David Olusoga, published by Profile Books in paperback (304 pages, in English).
The book examines art as a witness to the encounter between civilizations, from the discoveries to the Industrial Revolution: conquest and destruction versus curiosity and commerce. It links the cotton mills of the Midlands with Napoleon in Egypt, the devastation of Native Americans and Māori, and the origin of photography in Paris in 1839.
It is part of the Civilisations series, linked to the BBC television program of the same name; the subtitle of this edition is «As seen on TV».
For fans of art history and global history, especially those who want to delve deeper into the contents of the BBC's Civilisations series.
