Bibliograph

The decadent society, how we became the victims of our own success, Ross Douthat

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The decadent society, how we became the victims of our own success, Ross Douthat

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The decadent society

Oclc number

1105954024

Responsibility statement

Ross Douthat

Sub title

how we became the victims of our own success

Summary

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. --PublisherWhen 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

Table Of Contents

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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