{"product_id":"power-limits-and-prospects-for-human-survival-9780865719675","title":"Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePower -- why giving it up might just save humanity and the planet \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of power -- humanity's power over nature and the power of some people over others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow has \u003cem\u003eHomo sapiens \u003c\/em\u003e-- 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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese questions -- and their answers -- will determine our fate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together findings from a wide range of disciplines, \u003cem\u003ePower \u003c\/em\u003etraces 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, \u003cem\u003eoverpowered \u003c\/em\u003enatural and social systems, and if we have, what we can do about it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost crucially, the book explores how self-limitation of power is rooted in evolution and human history, though our memory of it has been buried under a century of fossil-fuel driven economic growth. Now, at this vital moment, we must rapidly relearn the lessons of power if humanity is to have a thriving future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential reading for everyone who calls planet Earth home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Heinberg, Richard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Society Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865719675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.30d","brand":"Richard Heinberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39664955818059,"sku":"9780865719675","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_40dc83c4-f903-462a-9ae6-90a67a6ad309.jpg?v=1643897970","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/power-limits-and-prospects-for-human-survival-9780865719675","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}