The Human Race
Hosted by historian and journalist Gwynne Dyer, this series tackles the most complex and urgent global issue to emerge since the Cold War era: Can the human race reconcile the current rate of global development with a finite environment?
Around the world most people still struggle to exist much the way our ancestors did, but today one quarter of the world's population enjoys a standard of living never before dreamed possible. And thanks to the mass media, the rest of the world knows about it and wants to share in it too.
Dyer considers the roles that consumerism, nationalism, patriarchy, democracy and technology play in the delicate balance of our relationship with the planet we inhabit. As he examines our chances of surviving what he describes as the converging global crises, Dyer finds peril, but also grounds for hope.
The Human Race series includes the following titles:
The Human Race, Pt. 1 - The Bomb Under the WorldWhat are the consequences of consumerism taking hold in developing countries like India?
The Human Race, Pt. 2 - The Gods of Our FathersHost Gwynne Dyer explores the evolution of patriarchy and the subsequent rise of militarism in ancient Egypt.
The Human Race, Pt. 3 - The Tribal MindPost-apartheid South Africa is the best example of people struggling to overcome tribalism.
The Human Race, Pt. 4 - Escaping from HistoryMexico City provides a dramatic example of what happens when urbanization mixes with consumerism to create poverty and pollution.
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