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The collapse of western civilization : a view from the future, Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
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- Summary
- In 2393, a historian of the Second People's Republic of China reviews the "Penumbral Age" (1988-2093), when politicians, corporations, and scientists ignored the statistical significance of climate disaster. Carbon dioxide warming the planet, deadly summer heat and fires, and the collapse of the West Antarctica Ice Sheet lead to a second Black Death and "the Great Collapse" of the Western world
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 89 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction
- The coming of the penumbral age
- The frenzy of fossil fuels
- Market failure
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9780231169547
- Label
- The collapse of western civilization : a view from the future
- Title
- The collapse of western civilization
- Title remainder
- a view from the future
- Statement of responsibility
- Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
- Subject
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- 2000 - 2099
- Civilization, Western -- Forecasting
- trueClimate change
- trueEnvironmental forecasting
- Forecasts
- trueNear future
- trueProgress
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- Progress -- Forecasting
- trueScience -- Social aspects
- Science and civilization
- Science and civilization
- Twenty-first century
- Twenty-first century -- Forecasts
- Civilization, Western
- Civilization, Western -- Forecasting
- trueCivilization, Western -- 21st century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 2393, a historian of the Second People's Republic of China reviews the "Penumbral Age" (1988-2093), when politicians, corporations, and scientists ignored the statistical significance of climate disaster. Carbon dioxide warming the planet, deadly summer heat and fires, and the collapse of the West Antarctica Ice Sheet lead to a second Black Death and "the Great Collapse" of the Western world
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- 10318397
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- Oreskes, Naomi
- Dewey number
- 909/.09821
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1965-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Conway, Erik M.
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- Civilization, Western
- Civilization, Western
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- Progress
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- Civilization, Western
- Civilization, Western
- Progress
- Science and civilization
- Twenty-first century
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- a view from the future
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- The collapse of western civilization : a view from the future, Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
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- text
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- Contents
- Introduction -- The coming of the penumbral age -- The frenzy of fossil fuels -- Market failure -- Epilogue
- Control code
- 1053533
- Dimensions
- 18 cm
- Extent
- x, 89 pages
- Isbn
- 9780231169547
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2013048899
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780231169547
- (OCoLC)863195588
- Label
- The collapse of western civilization : a view from the future, Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The coming of the penumbral age -- The frenzy of fossil fuels -- Market failure -- Epilogue
- Control code
- 1053533
- Dimensions
- 18 cm
- Extent
- x, 89 pages
- Isbn
- 9780231169547
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2013048899
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780231169547
- (OCoLC)863195588
Subject
- 2000 - 2099
- Civilization, Western -- Forecasting
- trueClimate change
- trueEnvironmental forecasting
- Forecasts
- trueNear future
- trueProgress
- Progress -- Forecasting
- Progress -- Forecasting
- trueScience -- Social aspects
- Science and civilization
- Science and civilization
- Twenty-first century
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- Civilization, Western
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