How everything can collapse: a manual for our times

Preface / by Jem Bendell -- Introduction: We'll definitely need to tackle the subject one of these days... -- The accelerating vehicle -- When the engine dies (limits that cannot be crossed) -- Leaving the road (boundaries that can be crossed) -- Is the steering locked? -- Trapped in an ever mo...

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Main Authors: Servigne, Pablo 1978- (Author), Stevens, Raphaël (Author)
Other Authors: Brown, Andrew 1958- (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
French
Published: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA Polity 2020
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:Preface / by Jem Bendell -- Introduction: We'll definitely need to tackle the subject one of these days... -- The accelerating vehicle -- When the engine dies (limits that cannot be crossed) -- Leaving the road (boundaries that can be crossed) -- Is the steering locked? -- Trapped in an ever more fragile vehicle -- The difficulties of being a futurologist -- Can we detect warning signs? -- What do the mathematical models say? -- A mosaic to explore -- And where do human beings fit into all this? -- Conclusion: Hunger is only the beginning -- Postface / by Yves Cochet
"A brave book that confronts directly the very real possibility that our civilization will collapse"--
Item Description:"First published in French as Comment tout peut s'effondrer: Petit manuel de collapsologie à l'usage des générations présentes © Éditions du Seuil, 2015."
Includes bibliographical references
Physical Description:xv, 223 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781509541386
9781509541393

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