# The New Dark Ages

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- Book: [The New Dark Ages](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-marriott/the-new-dark-ages) ([The New Dark Ages.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-marriott/the-new-dark-ages.md))
- Authors: [James Marriott](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-marriott)
- Publisher: Doubleday
- ISBN: 978-03-8555-294-3
- Pages: 208
- Published: 2026-10-06
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

A provocative argument about how an increase in literacy jumpstarted modern civilization, and how its decline threatens democracy and the future of humanity The beginning of the modern era saw the widespread...