The Inglorious Years: The Collapse of the Industrial Order and the Rise of Digital Society: by Daniel Cohen, Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press 2021, xv + 170 pp., $25.00 (paper).

"The Inglorious Years: The Collapse of the Industrial Order and the Rise of Digital Society" by Daniel Cohen explores the changes in technology and their impact on society. Cohen examines the shifts in the 1960s as an example of how liberalizing ideas can lead to backlash, using various viewpoints including Marxist and Freudian perspectives. The book highlights moments in history that indicate impending change, such as films and philosophers of the time. Cohen also discusses demographic and economic changes that underlie the transformations of the 1960s and raises concerns about potential future backlash to progress. The book prompts readers to consider the challenges and possibilities of the future based on past patterns. [Extracted from the article]