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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795651003321

Autore

Cohn Samuel <1954->

Titolo

All societies die : how to keep hope alive / / Samuel Cohn [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 2021

ISBN

1-5017-5591-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Cornell scholarship online

Disciplina

306

Soggetti

Economic history

Civilization

Regression (Civilization)

Social stability

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Also issued in print: 2021.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The reality of societal death -- Tempting false steps -- Thinking big about thinking big -- What would be lost -- The seeds of trouble -- The hidden source of strength -- Crime, corruption and violence -- Triggers of destruction -- The circle of societal death -- Changing the culture, changing the world.

Sommario/riassunto

In 'All Societies Die', Samuel Cohn asks us to prepare for the inevitable. Our society is going to die. What are you going to do about it? But he also wants us to know that there's still reason for hope. In an immersive and mesmerizing discussion Cohn considers what makes societies (throughout history) collapse.