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Decline and fall : the end of empire and the future of democracy in 21st century America
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By 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...
By 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.
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- Creator
- John Michael Greer
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Gabriola, BC : New Society Publishers, 2014
- Physical Details
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- vii, 295 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781550925579, 1550925571, 0865717648, 9780865717640
- OCLC
- ocn866047353, ocn866047355
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-285) and index.
- Prologue: understanding Empire -- Part One. The Course of Empire: 1. Origins of American Empire; 2. The struggle over empire; 3. American the zenith -- Part Two. The Widening Gyre: 4. The failure of politics; 5. The economic unraveling; 6. The specter of defeat; 7. The consequences of collapse -- Part Three. A Republic, If You Can Keep It: 8. The future of democracy; 9. Reinventing society; 10. Facing a hard future -- Afterword: a choice of tomorrows
Subjects
- Democracy -- United States -- Forecasting.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 21st century -- Forecasting.
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century -- Forecasting.
- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Forecasting.
- United States -- Civilization -- 21st century -- Forecasting.