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Links from the book "Peak Oil Prep" Three things you can do to prepare for Peak Oil, climate change and economic collapse Table of Contents |
From the chapter on... Societies, Empires and CyclesA brief history of every civilization and empire that rose—and fell. (That's every one of them, so far) Transcript of a talk by UCLA professor Jared Diamond, winner of a 1997 Pulitzer Prize for his book Guns, Germs and Steel. Collapse How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, by the author of Guns, Germs and Steel [book] The Collapse of Complex Societies A study of why societies have collapsed throughout history. [book] The Coming Dark Age On the risks of unmanageability of large technological systems and the tragic consequences it could have for the world. [e-book] The Death of Megalopolis A futuristic doom novel [e-book] Dark Ages America The final phase of empire. [book] The Sorrows of Empire Militarism, secrecy, and the End of the republic[book] CyclesThe Case for Cycles, Definitions of Cycles, Cycles and War, and Cycles - The Mysterious Forces That Trigger Events [free downloadable e-books]. For the interdisciplinary study of cycles. Foundation for the Study of Cycles Purpose is to discover the causes and conditions for cyclic and rhythmic behaviors. The Fourth Turning [book] The past and future of Western history. The Great Cycle [book] Predicting and profiting from crowd behavior, the Kondratieff Wave, and long-term cycles. Includes biography of Nikolai Kondratieff. A 54-year (average) economic, social and cultural cycle. From 1789 – 2003. The influence of cycles on war. Thoughts on a Second Great Depression One person's commentary on cycles. The Asian Slump - Will It Become a World Depression? This essay by economics professor Ravi Batra is dated, but the Law of Social Cycles that he presents is very interesting. Batra has been described as "having predicted 10 out of the last 3 recessions" (He was wrong on the timing of the one discussed here, too). Collapse of Contemporary SocietiesHow Argentina, Cuba and the Soviet Union collapsed, and how the people responded. Includes articles on the American Empire. Possible ScenariosA selection of possible futures. Winners of the First Annual Beyond Peak Scenario ContestTop prizewinners and honorable mentions in a competition that requested optimistic outcomes but with a logical foundation for that optimism. | ||
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