TY  - GEN
AU  - Begley, Chris 
TI  - Next apocalypse: the art and science of survival 
SN  - 9781541675285
U1  - 613.69 
PY  - 2021///
CY  - New York
PB  - Basic Books
KW  - Social criticism
KW  - Pandemic
KW  - Survivalism
KW  - Emergency management--Social aspects
KW  - Disasters--Social aspects
N1  - Includes notes, index and references
N2  - In this insightful book, an underwater archaeologist and survival coach shows how understanding the collapse of civilizations can help us prepare for a troubled future.

Pandemic, climate change, or war: our era is ripe with the odor of doomsday. In movies, books, and more, our imaginations run wild with visions of dreadful, abandoned cities and returning to the land in a desperate attempt at survival.

In The Next Apocalypse, archaeologist Chris Begley argues that we completely misunderstand how disaster works. Examining past collapses of civilizations, such as the Maya and Rome, he argues that these breakdowns are actually less about cataclysmic destruction than they are about long processes of change. In short: it’s what happens after the initial uproar that matters. Some people abandon their homes and neighbors; others band together to start anew. As we anticipate our own fate, Begley tells us that it was communities, not lone heroes, who survived past apocalypses—and who will survive the next.

Fusing archaeology, survivalism, and social criticism, The Next Apocalypse is an essential read for anxious times.

https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/chris-begley/the-next-apocalypse/9781541675278
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