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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816130303321

Autore

Greer John Michael

Titolo

The long descent [[electronic resource] ] : a user's guide to the end of the industrial age / / John Michael Greer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gabriola Island, B.C., : New Society Publishers, 2008

ISBN

1-282-46540-6

1-55092-396-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

303.4

306.0905

Soggetti

Regression (Civilization)

Twenty-first century

Social change - Forecasting

Technology and civilization - Forecasting

Social change - Citizen participation

Technology - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-[248]) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Advance praise; Title Page; Rights Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: The End of the Industrial Age; Chapter 2: The Stories We Tell Ourselves; Chapter 3: Briefing for the Descent; Chapter 4: Facing the Deindustrial Age; Chapter 5: Tools for the Transition; Chapter 6: The Spiritual Dimension; Afterword; Appendix: How Civilizations Fall: A Theory of Catabolic Collapse; Bibliography; Notes; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

A harrowing but ultimately hopeful vision of the aftermath of the age of oil.