”How We Got To Now” by Steven Johnson
Write a book review on the book ”How We Got To Now,”considering the strengths and weaknesses using the same criteria you used while reading the book.
This should be a 2-4 page paper, addressing the questions below.Within the context of our Western Civilization II
- Do these six categories make the world modern? How is he using the terms Modern and Now?
- What evidence is he using to support his thesis?Does it make for a convincing argument? Why or why not?
- What were the greatest strengths of his argument?
- Is there a different category you would add or one category that seems weaker than the others? Why?
- Did it provide insight into modern Western history?
- Johnson spends a lot of time on the Hummingbird Effect. Be sure you can explain this effect and
- provide one example from the book. What do you think about the Hummingbird Effect? Does it seem plausible?
Did you find this book enlightening?
Chicago/Turabian style footnotes are required.