{"product_id":"the-five-stages-of-collapse-9780865717367","title":"The Five Stages of Collapse","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e A user's guide to economic, political, social and cultural collapse. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003e The Five Stages of Collapse \u003c\/i\u003e , 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 arreste\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview, Charlie Smith, Straight.com July 1, 2013 Five Stages of Collapse is a highly entertaining and enlightening examination of the entrails of what happens when societies are driven into the abyss by greedy, hard-hearted elites and corrupt and incompetent politicians. And if Orlov turns out to be correct, this book just might end up saving your life by revealing steps you can take to prepare for the worst. Review, Carolyn Baker, Speaking Truth to Power April 7,2013 I am a huge fan of Dmitry's work, and I must concur with Richard Heinberg who says, \"Even if I believed collapse were impossible I'd still read everything Dmitry Orlov writes: he's that entertaining.\" Incisive articulation of reality tempered with irrepressible humor and sarcasm define his writing style and not only compel us to stay with what some describe as a \"dark Russian perspective,\" but reveal a man who has found a way to live with what is so and navigate it with buoyant humanity. The Five Stages of Collapse is nothing less than a definitive textbook for a hypothetical course entitled \"The Collapse Of Industrial Civilization 101\" or perhaps a bible of sorts for an imaginary \"Institute of Collapse Studies.\" While to my knowledge no such courses or organizations presently exist, this book would be an essential aspect of any such entity's credibility. Review, Michael C. Ruppert, April 18, 2013 The writing of this book was a rotten job, but it was absolutely necessary. If someone had to do it, I am very glad that it was Dmitry Orlov. Without his wit, alacrity and experience, the task of beating the horse of the Cartesian approach to understanding our dying world to death would have resulted in something unbearably maddening, dry and uninspiring. In this book he sneaks some LOLROF side-splitters in when you least expect them. One gathers from Orlov's painstaking efforts, the futility of looking to outdated constructs and philosophies for understanding and relief from a crisis that demands complete innovation and inspiration. Reading closely, one sees Orlov carefully planting seeds of reconciliation with our planet and each other throughout--as a fundamental baseline. He arrives at places outside the box of the current meme by using methodologies and analyses that are sacramental within the meme. That's an achievement. Perhaps in his next book he will stand on that ground more forcefully and tell us what he sees. We don't need to understand collapse right now as much as we need to survive it. And that is where Dmitry Orlov rises through the rubble and gives us magnificent gems like this: \"At the rock bottom of human survival, there is no individual and there is no state; there is only the family, or, if there isn't, there is something that's not quite human--or there is nothing at all.\" Profound insight combined with wry humor is such an incendiary weapon I am tempted to call The Five Stages of Collapse an \"Orlov Cocktail.\" His delivery of hard truths laced with irony saturates us in seldom reported but extremely relevant facts about the world. He is one of the best writers on the scene today, working at the top of his game. There is more to enjoy in this book with every page you turn, and in very uncertain times, Orlov's advice is, at its core, kind-spirited and extraordinarily helpful. ---Albert Bates, author, The Biochar Solution Even if I believed collapse were impossible I'd still read everything Dmitry Orlov writes: he's that entertaining. Unfortunately, however, collapse of some sort or other, of some degree or another, is almost guaranteed. Orlov does us all a great service by teasing apart the kinds and degrees of collapse so that we can prepare for what is likely and \"dig in our heels\" to prevent what is unsurvivable. ---Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute, Author, The End of Growth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Introduction: Collapses in General \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What is collapse? \u003cbr\u003e When will collapse occur? \u003cbr\u003e What are the stages of collapse? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 1. Financial Collapse \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The root of the problem \u003cbr\u003e The wrong math \u003cbr\u003e Defaults big and small \u003cbr\u003e The end of money \u003cbr\u003e Options for cashing out \u003cbr\u003e Alternatives to money \u003cbr\u003e How we did it \u003cbr\u003e Chits, specie and stock-in-trade \u003cbr\u003e A likely endgame \u003cbr\u003e Cold-starting instructions \u003cbr\u003e Beware financial despotism \u003cbr\u003e Monetary mysticism \u003cbr\u003e The untrustworthy and the trustful \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e Götterdämmerung \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Case Study: Iceland \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 2. Commercial Collapse \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Cascaded failure \u003cbr\u003e Liar word: efficiency \u003cbr\u003e Life upside down \u003cbr\u003e The many advantages of gift \u003cbr\u003e Money corrupts \u003cbr\u003e Opportunities for gift-giving \u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile in Soviet Russia \u003cbr\u003e The new normal \u003cbr\u003e A cultural flip \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Case Study: The Russian Mafia \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 3. Political Collapse \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Anarchy's charms \u003cbr\u003e The nation-state fades out \u003cbr\u003e National language \u003cbr\u003e Taking care of your own \u003cbr\u003e State religion \u003cbr\u003e Life after the nation-state \u003cbr\u003e The problem of excessive scale \u003cbr\u003e The proliferation of defunct states \u003cbr\u003e Government services disappear \u003cbr\u003e Denationalization of currency \u003cbr\u003e What governments are good at \u003cbr\u003e Warfare becomes self-defeating \u003cbr\u003e The end of law and order \u003cbr\u003e The end of the welfare state \u003cbr\u003e Virtualized politics \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Case Study: The Pashtuns \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 4. Social Collapse \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The limits of community planning \u003cbr\u003e The new rules \u003cbr\u003e Social reclamation \u003cbr\u003e Religion as organizing principle \u003cbr\u003e Charitable giving and taking \u003cbr\u003e What society? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Case Study: The Roma \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 5. Cultural Collapse \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Humans and other animals \u003cbr\u003e The limits of language \u003cbr\u003e Spoken memory \u003cbr\u003e The isolated human \u003cbr\u003e The primacy of family \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Case Study: The Ik \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Afterword \u003cbr\u003e Endnotes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index \u003cbr\u003e About the Author \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018500309335,"sku":"9780865717367","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780865717367.jpg?v=1750777128","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-five-stages-of-collapse-9780865717367","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}