Albert O. Hirschman Sustainability Inger’s granddaughter

Inger’s granddaughter

Mediterranean Sea

Particular emphasis is placed on how an understanding of the nature of modern rivers and floodplains is required before any problems concerning rivers and floodplains

and harnessing ancient magic

showing us how to build bridges instead of walls

Albert O. Hirschman Sustainability Inger’s granddaughterOne of the most original social scientists of the twentieth century, Albert O. Hirschman led an uncommonly dramatic life. After fleeing Nazi Germany as a youth, he fought in the Spanish Civil War, took part in antifascist activities in Italy, and organized an underground rescue operation in Marseille through which more than 2,000 people, including Marc Chagall, Arthur Koestler, and Hannah Arendt, escaped Europe. Hirschman moved across topics,