Beyond the Promised Land: The Movement and the Myth

by David F. Noble

Iconoclast David F. Noble traces the evolution and eclipse of the biblical mythology of the Promised Land, the foundational story of Western Culture. Part impassioned manifesto, part masterful survey of opposed philosophical and economic schools, Beyond the Promised Land brings into focus the twisted template of the Western imagination and its faith-based market economy.

From the first recorded versions of "the promise" saga in ancient Babylon, to the Zapatistas' rejection of promises never kept, Noble explores the connections between Judeo-Christian belief and corporate globalization. Inspiration for activists and students alike.

David Noble is the author of Progress Without People (BTL, 1995) and Digital Diploma Mills (BTL, 2002). He teaches history at York University, Toronto.

Genres: History

224 pages, Paperback

First published September 20, 2005

About the author

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David Franklin Noble was a critical historian of technology, science and education.

Reviews

[Galatea · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bit of a slog for me to get through at times, since I'm not that well-versed in economics, but the scholarship here is impeccable, looking at the broad strokes of Western mythology, history, and thought, seeing how utopian thoughts of a Promised Land, or a better future, have motivated various intellectual strands up until the present day (late 90s)