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The decadent society : how we became the victims of our own success / Ross Douthat.
The best-selling author of Bad Religion presents a compelling portrait of how the superficial turbulence of today's world has become defined by economic stagnation, political stalemates, demographic decline and cultural exhaustion. --Publisher
When a rich and powerful society ceases advancing-- a combination of wealth and technological proficiency with economic stagnation, political stalemates, cultural exhaustion, and demographic decline-- it creates a strange kind of "sustainable decadence." It reflects a sense of futility and disappointment-- a feeling that the future was not what was promised, that the frontiers have all been closed, and that the paths forward lead only to the grave. Douthat shows how we got here, how long our age of frustration might last, and how, whether in renaissance or catastrophe, our decadence might ultimately end. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 1476785244
- ISBN: 9781476785240
- Physical Description: x, 258 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: The closing of the frontier -- The Four Horsemen. Stagnation ; Sterility ; Sclerosis ; Repetition -- Sustainable decadence. Comfortably numb ; A kindly despotism ; Waiting for the barbarians ; Giving decadence its due -- The deaths of decadence. Catastrophe ; Renaissance ; Providence. |
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| Subject: | Civilization, Modern > 21st century. Popular culture > History > 21st century. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity | 909.83 DOU 2020 (Text) | 31001101792308 | Adult Non Fiction | Available | - |
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