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5 unusual facts about Ronald Wright


Banaba Island

An account of the Banaban's struggle with the British Phosphate Commission and the British government, as of 1985, can be found in the book On Fiji Islands by Canadian author Ronald Wright.

Bibliography of Guatemala

Wright, Ronald - Time among the Maya: travels in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico.

Protection racket

In "A Short History of Progress," Ronald Wright notes on p.49, "The warrior caste, supposedly society's protectors, often become protection racketeers. In times of war or crisis, power is easily stolen from the many by the few on a promise of security. The more elusive or imaginary the foe, the better for manufacturing consent."

Ronald Wright

He studied archaeology at Cambridge University and later at the University of Calgary, where he was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1996.

What is America?: A Short History of the New World Order

: A Short History of the New World Order (ISBN 9781921351501) Ronald Wright continues the thread begun in A Short History of Progress by examining what he calls "the Columbian Age" and consequently the nature and historical origins of modern American imperium.



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