All societies die : how to keep hope alive
- Author/Creator:
- Cohn, Samuel, 1954- author
- Publication/Creation:
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2021
- Resource Type:
- Book
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- Full Title:
- All societies die : how to keep hope alive / Samuel Cohn
- Series Titles:
- Cornell scholarship online
Cornell scholarship online.
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Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- The reality of societal death -- Tempting false steps -- Thinking big about thinking big -- What would be lost -- The seeds of trouble -- The hidden source of strength -- Crime, corruption and violence -- Triggers of destruction -- The circle of societal death -- Changing the culture, changing the world.
- Summary:
- In 'All Societies Die', Samuel Cohn asks us to prepare for the inevitable. Our society is going to die. What are you going to do about it? But he also wants us to know that there's still reason for hope. In an immersive and mesmerizing discussion Cohn considers what makes societies (throughout history) collapse.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource
- General Note:
- Also issued in print: 2021.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937448272502486
- ISBN:
- 1-5017-5591-9
- OCLC Number:
- 1193560028
1248759175 - Other Identifiers:
- doi: 10.1515/9781501755927
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