{"product_id":"decline-and-fall-the-end-of-empire-and-the-future-of-democracy-in-21st-century-america-paperback","title":"Decline and Fall: The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Michael Greer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe political theorist and author of \u003cem\u003eAfter Progress \u003c\/em\u003eexamines the future of U.S. dominance on the world stage in this persuasive and provocative book. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe decline and fall of America's global empire is the central feature of today's geopolitical landscape. How we respond to this reality will determine much of our future trajectory, with implications that reach far beyond the limits of one nation's borders. In \u003cem\u003eDecline and Fall\u003c\/em\u003e, John Michael Greer examines the path we're on and presents a persuasive challenge to the conventional wisdom of empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRather than asking if today's American empire should survive, Greer asks whether it can--and goes on to demonstrate that the answer is \"no.\" After exploring the inevitable consequences of imperial collapse, \u003cem\u003eDecline and Fall\u003c\/em\u003e proposes a renewal of democratic institutions as the only constructive way forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"John Michael Greer writes with unsurpassed clarity about the predicaments of energy and economy mankind faces. And he does it with a wonderfully kind, genial, and wise spirit.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJAMES HOWARD KUNSTLER\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003e The Long Emergency \u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003e World Made by Hand novels \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Greer's work is nothing short of brilliant.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRICHARD HEINBERG\u003c\/strong\u003e, Senior Fellow, Post-Carbon Institute, and author, \u003cem\u003e The Party's Over \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e The End of Growth \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE FATE OF America's global empire is the central feature of today's geopolitical landscape. Our response to its imminent failure will determine the trajectory of our shared global future. Using a wealth of historical examples combined with groundbreaking original analysis, \u003cem\u003e Decline and Fall \u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSheds new light on the misunderstood idea of empire\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how the United States has backed itself into a blind corner in the pursuit of political and economic power\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaps the road back to democracy in the wake of imperial collapse.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy shifting the conversation from whether today's American empire should survive to whether it can survive, and arguing persuasively that the answer to the above question is \"no,\" \u003cem\u003e Decline and Fall \u003c\/em\u003e makes an invaluable contribution to the body of speculative post-industrial literature. This book is a must-read for anyone who believes that the time has come to reinvent the American Dream.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Greer... offers us a view on our deindustrial future that is both carefully reasoned and grounded in spirituality. \"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDMITRY ORLOV\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003e Reinventing Collapse \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e The Five Stages of Collapse \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The enormous virtue of John Michael Greer's work is that his wisdom is never conventional, but profound and imaginative. \"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSHARON ASTYK\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003e Depletion and Abundance \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e Independence Days \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJOHN MICHAEL GREER \u003c\/strong\u003eis a scholar of ecological history and an internationally renowned peak oil theorist, and the author of more than 30 books, including \u003cem\u003e Green Wizardry \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e The Long Descent \u003c\/em\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e John Michael Greer \u003c\/b\u003e is a scholar of ecological history and an internationally renowned Peak Oil theorist whose blog, The Archdruid Report, has become one of the most widely cited online resources dealing with the future of industrial society. He is the author of more than 30 books including \u003ci\u003e Green Wizardry \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e The Wealth of Nature \u003c\/i\u003e . 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