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The Upside of Down

Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization

The Upside of Down( )
Author: Homer-Dixon, Thomas
ISBN:978-1-921145-05-6
Publication Date:Jul 2007
Publisher:Text Publishing Company
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $34.95
Book Description:

IS THIS A WORLD ON THE BRINK OF CATASTROPHE?

There's certainly reason to think so. But as this crucial new book explains these 'tectonic stresses'-massive and frightening though they are-are not the end of the story.

From the precarious moment in which we now find ourselves, Thomas Homer-Dixon looks back to ancient Rome and the fall of another great civilisation. He shows in lucid and compelling terms how breakdown looms when a society outgrows its capacity to...
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Book Details
Pages:432
Detailed Subjects: History / General
Social Science / General
Science / Environmental Science
Education / Decision-Making & Problem Solving
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.5 x 23 x 3.2 cm
Book Weight:0.582 Kilograms



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