Part I: The nature of the global crisis

Last update: 10 October 2010

Table of Contents: 2012: Crossroads for Humanity


Prolog

Civilization is facing a myriad of crises, from financial collapse to environmental collapse, from chronic warfare to eroding civil liberties, and the list goes on. In this part of the book we will be examining the nature of the overall crisis. Chapter 1 looks at where things seem to be headed; Chapter 2 looks into how things got that way from a broad historical perspective, and Chapter 3 looks at the nature of the problem from a systems perspective.

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