How everything can collapse : a manual for our times / Pablo Servigne and Raphaël Stevens ; translated by Andrew Brown.
| Author/creator | Servigne, Pablo author. |
| Other author | Stevens, Raphaël, author. |
| Other author | Brown, Andrew (Literary translator) translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity, [2020] |
| Description | xv, 223 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Comment tout peut s'effondrer. English |
| Contents | Preface / by Jem Bendell -- Introduction: We'll definitely need to tackle the subject one of these days... -- The accelerating vehicle -- When the engine dies (limits that cannot be crossed) -- Leaving the road (boundaries that can be crossed) -- Is the steering locked? -- Trapped in an ever more fragile vehicle -- The difficulties of being a futurologist -- Can we detect warning signs? -- What do the mathematical models say? -- A mosaic to explore -- And where do human beings fit into all this? -- Conclusion: Hunger is only the beginning -- Postface / by Yves Cochet. |
| Abstract | "A brave book that confronts directly the very real possibility that our civilization will collapse"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "First published in French as Comment tout peut s'effondrer: Petit manuel de collapsologie à l'usage des générations présentes © Éditions du Seuil, 2015." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Servigne, Pablo. Comment tout peut s'effondrer. English How everything can collapse. Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity, [2020] 9781509541409 |
| LCCN | 2019045588 |
| ISBN | 9781509541386 hardback |
| ISBN | 1509541381 hardback |
| ISBN | 9781509541393 paperback |
| ISBN | 150954139X paperback |
| ISBN | (epub) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | CB151 .S4713 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |