Decline and Fall: The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America

by John Michael Greer

Book Overview

All empires fall, and America is no exception. What comes next?

Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.

Although he was writing nearly a century ago, Yeats could just as easily be describing the United States today. The decline and fall of America's global empire is the central feature of today's geopolitical landscape, and the nature of our response to it will determine much...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865717648
• ISBN13: 9780865717640
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: New Society Publishers
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

The Fate of Our Post-Industrial World

John Michael Greer is a fine and able writer with a sound understanding of history. We find ourselves, in the words of William R. Catton, "facing a future that is unavoidable." The future will almost certainly be one of strife and conflict and material want for much of our world. John Michael Greer, in a fine prose absent technical jargon, speaks to us of that future which is soon to befall us. An excellent book.