Watchman's Rattle A Radical New Theory of Collapse

Name: Watchman's Rattle A Radical New Theory of Collapse
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ISBN: 9781593156862

ISBN-10: 1593156863

ISBN-13: 9781593156862

Edition: N/A

Authors: Rebecca D. Costa, Perseus Books Staff

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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 headline for 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 t ht tendency to find a quick solutions- leads to…

Book details

List price: $15.99
Publisher: Vanguard Press
Publication date: 11/13/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English