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Power
Limits and Prospects for Human Survival
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Power traces how humans have come to overpower the earth's natural systems and to oppress one another, with catastrophic consequences. We must rapidly re-learn the lessons of power self-limitation rooted in evolution and human history if we are to stave off ecological and social collapse and enjoy a thriving future.
Power — why giving it up might just save humanity and the planet
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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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Richard Heinberg's Power is commended for its comprehensive and insightful examination of humanity's relentless pursuit of power, often to its detriment. The book's well-researched narrative is praised for uncovering the roots of current environmental and societal challenges, highlighting the potential for change through restraint and balance. Critics find it both engaging and enlightening, suggesting it as essential reading for understanding and addressing the complexities of power in shaping our future.
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ISBN: 9780865719675
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 September 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: New Society Publishers
Illustration: 15 Illustrations, black and white
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 31.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 590g
Pages: 416
About the Author
Richard Heinberg is the author of thirteen previous books including The Party's Over, Powerdown, Peak Everything, and The End of Growth. He is Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute and is widely regarded as one of the world's most effective communicators of the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels. Heinberg has given hundreds of lectures on our energy future to audiences around the world. He has been published in Nature and other journals and has been featured in many television and theatrical documentaries. He lives in Santa Rosa, CA.
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