The Upside of Down Catastrophe Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization 1st Edition by Thomas Homer Dixon ISBN 1597260649 978-1597260640
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ISBN 10: 1597260649
ISBN 13: 978-1597260640
Author: Thomas Homer-Dixon
Environmental disasters. Terrorist wars. Energy scarcity. Economic failure. Is this the world’s inevitable fate, a downward spiral that ultimately spells the collapse of societies? Perhaps, says acclaimed author Thomas Homer-Dixon – or perhaps these crises can actually lead to renewal for ourselves and planet earth.
The Upside of Down takes the reader on a mind-stretching tour of societies’ management, or mismanagement, of disasters over time. From the demise of ancient Rome to contemporary climate change, this spellbinding book analyzes what happens when multiple crises compound to cause what the author calls “synchronous failure.” But, crisis doesn’t have to mean total global calamity. Through catagenesis, or creative, bold reform in the wake of breakdown, it is possible to reinvent our future.
Drawing on the worlds of archeology, poetry, politics, science, and economics, The Upside of Down is certain to provoke controversy and stir imaginations across the globe. The author’s wide-ranging expertise makes his insights and proposals particularly acute, as people of all nations try to grapple with how we can survive tomorrow’s inevitable shocks to our global system. There is no guarantee of success, but there are ways to begin thinking about a better world, and The Upside of Down is the ideal place to start thinking. Environmental disasters. Terrorist wars. Energy scarcity. Economic failure. Is this the world’s inevitable fate, a downward spiral that ultimately spells the collapse of societies? Perhaps, says acclaimed author Thomas Homer-Dixon – or perhaps these crises can actually lead to renewal for ourselves and planet earth.
The Upside of Down takes the reader on a mind-stretching tour of societies’ management, or mismanagement, of disasters over time. From the demise of ancient Rome to contemporary climate change, this spellbinding book analyzes what happens when multiple crises compound to cause what the author calls “synchronous failure.” But, crisis doesn’t have to mean total global calamity. Through catagenesis, or creative, bold reform in the wake of breakdown, it is possible to reinvent our future.
Drawing on the worlds of archeology, poetry, politics, science, and economics, The Upside of Down is certain to provoke controversy and stir imaginations across the globe. The author’s wide-ranging expertise makes his insights and proposals particularly acute, as people of all nations try to grapple with how we can survive tomorrow’s inevitable shocks to our global system. There is no guarantee of success, but there are ways to begin thinking about a better world, and The Upside of Down is the ideal place to start thinking.
Table of contents:
1 Tectonic Stresses
2 A Keystone in Time
3 We Are like Running Water
4 So Long, Cheap Slaves
5 Earthquake
6 Flesh of the Land
7 Closing the Windows
8 No Equilibrium
9 Cycles within Cycles
10 Disintegration
11 Catagenesis
12 Baalbek: The Last Rock
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