THE LAST REVOLUTION

by L.J. Lebret ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 1, 1965

Pope John's exhortation to Christians to begin a ""dialogue with the world"" has had at least the immediately perceptible result of evoking a mass, if not a wealth, of books, on the economic problems, of ""the world."" This book is of that genre; its massage is that there is a staggering proportion of the world's wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, while the vast majority of mankind lives in conditions of in - poverty. The author demonstrates his thesis -- an unnecessary effort, surely --by illustrations drawn from his travels in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The book has many faults, the most obvious of which is that the author simply re- what we have been told at length and to the point of saturation by authorities more qualified, both professionally and literarily, than Mr. Lebret. Some of his are based, as he tells us, on detailed and systematic studies, while others founded on ""more cursory impressions."" Even should we be willing to admit the of a work which confesses to being based, in large part, on ""cursory ,"" we would still be obliged to remark that the book's lack of originality, of constructive conclusions, deadly dullness of style and stumbling diction all combine to make of it a work of mediocrity.

Pub Date: Aug. 1, 1965

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Sheed & Ward

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1965

Categories: NONFICTION