Power
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Power

Limits and Prospects for Human Survival

Richard Heinberg

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Power

Limits and Prospects for Human Survival

Richard Heinberg

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About This Book

Impeccably researched and masterfully written, this book explains how and why humanity is driving itself off the cliff. — Dahr Jamail, author, The End of Ice

Weaving together findings from a wide range of disciplines, Power traces how four key elements developed to give humans extraordinary power: tool making ability, language, social complexity, and the ability to harness energy sources ? most significantly, fossil fuels. It asks whether we have, at this point, overpowered natural and social systems, and if we have, what we can do about it.

Has Homo sapiens — one species among millions — become powerful enough to threaten a mass extinction and disrupt the Earth's climate? Why have we developed so many ways of oppressing one another? Can we change our relationship with power to avert ecological catastrophe, reduce social inequality, and stave off collapse?

These questions — and their answers — will determine our fate.

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Publisher
New Society Publishers
Year
2021
ISBN
9781771423571
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Global Warming & Climate Change
Index
Biological Sciences

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    Citation styles for Power

    APA 6 Citation

    Heinberg, R. (2021). Power ([edition missing]). New Society Publishers. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/2195420/power-pdf (Original work published 2021)

    Chicago Citation

    Heinberg, Richard. (2021) 2021. Power. [Edition missing]. New Society Publishers. https://www.perlego.com/book/2195420/power-pdf.

    Harvard Citation

    Heinberg, R. (2021) Power. [edition missing]. New Society Publishers. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/2195420/power-pdf (Accessed: 25 September 2021).

    MLA 7 Citation

    Heinberg, Richard. Power. [edition missing]. New Society Publishers, 2021. Web. 25 Sept. 2021.