Geoff Andrews at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

posted by Geoff Andrews at Tuesday, July 28, 2009

SOCIETY AND THE MODERN WORLD, Saturday 29 August 12.00pm, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh.

Fed-up with the quick-fix approach to life? Hear two writers argue for a different ethos. Geoff Andrews discusses the Slow Food movement which promotes organic, local production, in opposition to the fast food chains and supermarkets. Andrew Price believes the modern world has put its faith in high-tech processes, leaving it ill-equipped to withstand catastrophe. Slow-Tech offers an alternative, balanced vision for life in the 21st century.