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<p> <strong> A user&rsquo;s guide to economic, political, social and cultural collapse. </strong> </p> <p> In the face of political impotence, 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 <i> The Five Stages of Collapse </i> , 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. </p> <p> 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. </p> <p> Drawing on a detailed examination of post-collapse societies, including the Somali people of Africa, the Pashtu

Who reads The Five Stages of Collapse : a Survivor's Toolkit?

Author

Dmitry Orlov; hoopla digital

Publisher

New Society Publishers : Made available through hoopla

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780865717367

Category

history

Subjects

Economics, Business, Political Science

Rating

3.93 / 5 (96 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13