The Watchman's Rattle: A Radical New Theory of Collapse - Couverture souple

Costa, Rebecca D.

 
9781593156862: The Watchman's Rattle: A Radical New Theory of Collapse
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1593156863 ISBN 13 : 9781593156862
Editeur : Vanguard Press, 2012

Synopsis

Why can't we solve our problems anymore? Why do threats such as the Gulf oil spill, worldwide recession, terrorism, and global warming suddenly seem unstoppable? Are there limits to the kinds of problems humans can solve?

Rebecca Costa confronts--and offers a solution to--these questions in her highly anticipated and game-changing book, The Watchman's Rattle.

Costa pulls headlines from today's news to demonstrate how accelerating complexity quickly outpaces that rate at which the human brain can develop new capabilities. With compelling evidenced based on research in the rise and fall of Mayan, Khmer, and Roman empires, Costa shows how the tendency to find a quick solution--leads to frightening long-term consequence: Society's ability to solve its most challenging, intractable problems becomes gridlocked, progress slows, and collapse ensues.

A provocative new voice in the tradition of thought leaders Thomas Friedman, Jared Diamond, and Malcolm Gladwell, Costa reveals how we can reverse the downward spiral. Part history, part social science, part biology, The Watchman's Rattle is sure to provoke, engage, and incite change.

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À propos de l'auteur

Rebecca D. Costa is an American sociobiologist and futurist. She is a world-renowned expert in the field of "fast adaptation." Costa's first book, The Watchman's Rattle: A Radical New Theory of Collapse, was an international bestseller. Her follow-up book, titled On The Verge, was introduced in 2017 to critical acclaim, shooting to the top of Amazon's #1 New Business Releases. Costa's work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, and other leading publications. Her weekly column, The Fix, has been featured on Newsmax. For more information, visit www.rebeccacosta.com.

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Éditeur
Vanguard Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1593156863
ISBN 13 
9781593156862
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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