Apocalypse : how catastrophe transformed our world and can forge new futures / Lizzie Wade.

Author/creator Wade, Lizzie author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2025]
Descriptionviii, 304 pages : map ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction : the end -- How we misunderstood the apocalypse of human extinction -- How sea level rise spurred ingenuity -- How apocalypse brought people together -- How apocalypses turn inequality into violence -- How society collapses, but civilization survives -- How post-apocalyptic societies reinvent themselves -- How the apocalypse of colonialism has hidden in plain sight -- How slavery created the modern world -- Why we've stayed trapped in the apocalypse-and how we can find our way out -- Epilogue : the beginning.
Abstract "A new view on the human tradition of apocalypse, from the rise of Homo sapiens to the climate instability of our present, and a look at how the new tools of archaeology reveal these upheavals as moments that created the world we live in, and continue to offer surprising opportunities for radical change"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Wade, Lizzie. Apocalypse First edition. New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2025 9780063097322
Genre/formInformational works.
Genre/formDocuments d'information.
LCCN 2024045714
ISBN9780063097308 hardcover
ISBN0063097303 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks BD375 .W34 2025 ✔ Available Place Hold