Decline and Fall
The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America
by John Michael Greer
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Pub Date Apr 15 2014 | Archive Date Apr 30 2014
Description
Things fall apart; the center cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.
Although he was writing nearly a century ago, William Butler Yeats could just as easily be describing the United States today. The decline and fall of America's global empire is the central feature of today's geopolitical landscape, and the nature of our response to it will determine much of our future trajectory, with implications that reach far beyond the limits of one nation's borders.
Decline and Fall: The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America challenges the conventional wisdom of empire. Using a wealth of historical examples combined with groundbreaking original analysis, author John Michael Greer:
Shows how the United States has backed itself into a blind corner in the pursuit of political and economic power Explores the inevitable consequences of imperial collapse Proposes a renewal of democratic institutions as the only constructive way forwardBy shifting the conversation from whether today's American empire should survive to whether it can survive, and arguing persuasively that the answer to the latter question is "no," Decline and Fall makes an invaluable contribution to the body of speculative post-industrial literature. This book is a must-read for anyone concerned about the state of the Union, or who believes that the time has come to reinvent the American Dream.
John Michael Greer is a scholar of ecological history, an internationally renowned Peak Oil theorist, and the author of more than thirty books including The Long Descent.
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
John Michael Greer has done something that desperately needs doing, for all our sakes: he has re-thought economics, starting from its fundamental premises, giving it a basis in ecological reality rather than political fiction. In doing so, he acknowledges his predecessors (principally, E. F. Schumacher), while contributing his own wry verbal style and impressive knowledge of history. The result is perhaps the most important and readable book on economics since Small Is Beautiful. --Richard Heinberg, author of The End of Growth
Economics has often been called the dismal science, not the least because it is a boring read. John Michael Greer has changed all that. His Wealth of Nature is a romp through the past, present and then the very near future, fribbling iconoclasticly with Adam Smith, E.F. Schumacher and Nouriel Roubini. Anyone who does not believe or comprehend why civilization is collapsing, or would enjoy hearing it told well, should read this excellent rendering.
--Albert Bates, author of The Post Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook and The Biochar Solution
John Michael Greer writes with unsurpassed clarity about the predicaments of energy and economy mankind faces. And he does it with a wonderfully kind, genial, and wise spirit. This is the must-read book for anyone who wishes to make through the coming turbulence.
--James Howard Kunstler, Author of The Long Emergency and other books
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Excerpts on Resilience.org and UTNE
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Ebook promotion with Kobo and Apple as appropriate The author has more than thirty books currently in print, including four with New Society Publishers, and. is also the author of the widely read peak oil blog The Archdruid ReportIntended audience: People who are college educated, politically engaged but not necessarily affiliated with existing parties, and who are concerned about the future; professors of American history and political science
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780865717640 |
| PRICE | $19.95 (USD) |
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