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              The Age of Nostalgia

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              Date
              14/05/2019
              Author(s)
              Edoardo Campanella
              Publication
              Foreign Policy. It will open in a new tabForeign Policy
              Publication Type
              Op-Eds

              The world is marching backward into the future. Millions of people, particularly in advanced economies, believe that life was better 50 years ago: Job opportunities abounded, local communities were intact, and the pace of technological change was manageable. In today’s epidemic of nostalgia, yesterday is associated with progress; tomorrow with stasis or regression.

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