The Rise and Fall of Generation Now

Tim Ingold

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Polity Press
04 March 2024

Archaeology; Anthropology

Is the future about to close in, or is it open to new horizons? For anthropologist Tim Ingold, the root of our difficulty in facing up to the future lies in the way we think about generations. We imagine them as layers, succeeding one another like sheets in a stack. This view figures as a largely unquestioned backdrop to discussions of evolution, life and death, longevity, extinction, sustainability, education, climate change and other matters of contemporary concern. What if we were to think of generations, instead, as wrapping around one another along their length, more like fibres in a rope than stacked sheets?

In this compelling new book, Ingold argues that a return to the idea that life is forged in the collaboration of overlapping generations might not only assuage some of our anxieties, but also offer a lasting foundation for future coexistence. But it would mean having to abandon our faith both in the inevitability of progress, and in the ability of science and technology to cushion humanity from environmental impacts. A perfect world is not around the corner, nor will our troubles ever end. Nevertheless, for as long as life continues, there is hope for generations to come.

By: Tim Ingold
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 204g
ISBN: 9781509556618
ISBN 10: 1509556613
Pages: 157
Publication Date: 04 March 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface List of Figures Chapter 1: Generations and the Regeneration of Life Chapter 2: Modelling the Human Life Course Chapter 3: Remembering the Way Chapter 4: Uncertainty and Possibility Chapter 5: Loss and Extinction Chapter 6: Recentring Anthropos Chapter 7: The Way of Education Chapter 8: After Science and Technology Notes Index

Tim Ingold is Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen.

Reviews for The Rise and Fall of Generation Now

"""This short book is a deeply felt personal statement as well as an important and timely intervention in a range of scholarly debates concerning not least the relationship between past, present, and future in a time of planetary crisis."" Stuart McLean, University of Minnesota"