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Loading... Reinventing Collapse: The Soviet Example and American Prospectsby Dmitry Orlov
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This was a solid book, with moments of some surprising humor. However, it felt a bit slim after having just read two other deep and involved books about social collapse: the peak oil-focused Confronting Collapse and the environmental devastation-focused What We Leave Behind. There wasn't much in this that wasn't covered in greater detail in those two books. However, this does definitely have its moments (I really liked the "Adaptation" section) and it is a nice introduction and primer to social collapse. And it was interesting to see the collapse of the Soviet Union compared to the future collapse of the U.S.I would recommend this as an intriguing and even at times entertaining introduction to the subject, but there are works of greater depth to be found elsewhere. no reviews | add a review
Offers information on the similarities and differences between the collapse of the Soviet Union and the unravelling of the United States. This title shares the author's personal experiences in post-industrial living and argues that US collapse is survivable given the right attitude and preparation. No library descriptions found. |
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I would recommend this as an intriguing and even at times entertaining introduction to the subject, but there are works of greater depth to be found elsewhere. ( )