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"In Thomas Homer-Dixon's new study of crisis and revival, he argues that the modern world has become increasingly vulnerable to breakdown - whether from terrorist attacks, environmental disasters, energy scarcity, or the widening gap between rich and poor." "But it is also ripe for renewal. Although recent disasters have caused tremendous suffering, they have taught us how we can reinvigorate the economic, political, and social systems that sustain us. Breakdown need not spiral into calamity or total collapse if we think creatively, act boldly, and develop resilient societies in advance." "The Upside of Down takes readers on a mind-stretching tour of events that have shaken the world - from the fall of Rome to the 1998 Asian financial crisis to the blackouts of 2003. And it draws on diverse fields - archeology, poetry, politics, science, and economics - to show how we might survive tomorrow's inevitable shocks. Disaster and social upheaval are always terrifying. Homer-Dixon illustrates how they can also catalyze the renewal of our societies and our lives."--BOOK JACKET (Island Press ed.).

Who reads The Upside of Down : Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization?

Author

Homer-Dixon, Thomas

Publisher

Vintage Canada

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307375872

Category

history

Subjects

Political Science, Social Science, Fiction

Rating

3.85 / 5 (25 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13