{"product_id":"downfall-lessons-from-our-final-century-paperback","title":"Downfall: Lessons from Our Final Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIlhan Niaz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvidence is mounting that humanity's chances of making it through the present century with its civilisation intact are dwindling on account of global warming, biodiversity loss, the unrepentant pursuit of economic growth and the inability to think in the long term. In view of this, it is worth investigating whether downfall is inevitable given the vulnerabilities inherent to human nature and the problems that we have always had in exercising power and discretion wisely. \u003ci\u003eDownfall: Lessons for our Final Century\u003c\/i\u003e argues that an adverse outcome to the present crisis is practically inescapable because it is too deeply rooted in our historical, psychological, and biological conditioning. While there are admirable stirrings, like the Extinction Rebellion, or the advocacy of Green New Deals, human agency is too fractured to produce the kind of rapid shifts needed to deal with global ecological collapse. Governments declare climate emergencies in one breath and take actions, like continuing to subsidise coal, on the other. In explaining why we are almost certain to fail, \u003ci\u003eDownfall \u003c\/i\u003ebreaks the challenges we face down into seven essays that identify what needs to change if civilisation is to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52622848131379,"sku":"9789697828043","price":17.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eDQ3SGdFMlVzV2sybkRiSURxUGVWQT09.webp?v=1761976719","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/downfall-lessons-from-our-final-century-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}