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The Five Stages of Collapse : Laying the Groundwork for Social, Political and Economic Revolution

2013

In the face of political impotence, looming resource depletion, and catastrophic climate change, many of us have become reconciled to an uncertain future. However, popular perception of how this future might actually unfold varies wildly from "a severe and prolonged recession," to James Howard Kunstler's "Long Emergency", to the complete breakdown of civilization. In The Five Stages of Collapse, Dmitry Orlov posits a taxonomy of collapse, offering a surprisingly optimistic perspective on surviving the sweeping changes of the day with health and sanity intact.

Arguing that it is during periods of disruption and extreme uncertainty that broad cultural change becomes possible, Orlov steers the reader through the challenges of financial, commercial and political collapse. He suggests that if the first three stages are met with the appropriate responses, further breakdown may be arrested before the extremes of social and cultural collapse are reached.

Drawing on a detailed examination of post-collapse societies, including the Somali people of Africa, the Pashtuns of Afghanistan, the Roma of Central and Eastern Europe and even the Russian Mafia, The Five Stages of Collapse describes successful adaptations in areas such as finance, self-governance, social organization and culture. These fascinating case studies provide a unique perspective on the characteristics which determine highly resilient communities. Shot through with Orlov's trademark dark humor, this is an invaluable toolkit for creating workable post-collapse solutions.

21st century economic history social history world politics national peak oil post carbon prep central federal government policies

Authors

Dmitry Orlov

Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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CaOOCEL
Dewey Decimal Classification Number
330.9/05
Dewey Decimal Edition Number
23
General Note
Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
ISBN
9780865717367 9781550925272
LCCN
HC59.3
LCCN Item number
O75 2013eb
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CaBNVSL
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CaOONL
Physical Description | Extent
1 electronic text (vi, 281 p.)
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CaOOCEL
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
System Control Number
(CaBNVSL)slc00232458 (OCoLC)847998321 (CaOOCEL)445177
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Mode of access: World Wide Web
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CaOONL

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