About the Author

D. Paul Schafer has worked in the cultural field for five decades as an author, advisor, educator, and researcher. He has taught at York University and the University of Toronto, undertaken a number of missions for UNESCO, and is director of the World Culture Project, whose website can be found at www3.sympatico.ca/dpaulschafer. His previous books include Culture: Beacon of the Future (1998) and Revolution or Renaissance: Making the Transition from an Economic Age to a Cultural Age (2008). He lives and works in Markham, Ontario.