Dark Age America: Climate Change, Cultural Collapse, and the Hard Future Ahead

By John Michael Greer

John Michael Greer is the author of over 30 books, including six with New Society selling more than 25000 copies

Dark Age America follows in the footsteps of his previous books. In it, John Michael Greer argues that the door to a sustainable future is already closed and discusses what is to come next.

Since the publication ofThe Long Descent, his readers have been asking two main questions: What can I do about the future ahead and us? And what will the world end up looking like?

Based on research of civilizations past and present, John Michael Greer has determined that after a collapse, the unique culture differences of a civilization disappear and leave predictable patterns.

This book is focused on the next 500 years in North America and will help people understand the future in order to constructively respond to the challenges ahead

• Language: English
• Publisher: New Society Publishers
• Release date: Aug 15, 2016
• ISBN: 9781550926286

John Michael Greer

John Michael Greer has published 10 books about occult traditions and the unexplained. Recent books include ‘Monsters: An Investigator's Guide to Magical Beings’ (Llewellyn, 2001), which was picked up by One Spirit Book Club and has appeared in Spanish and Hungarian editions, and ‘The New Encyclopedia of the Occult’ (Llewellyn, 2003).

Reviews for Dark Age America

[ritaer_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Historical perspectives on how and why civilizations collapse applied to the current state of the US. Predictions are general rather than specific, and do not buy into an apocalyptic "we're all going to die" scenario. Greer points out the ruling classes become more and more alienated from the inner proletariat and that the resources to support the layers of mediation that constitute the middle and upper classes become harder to supply until something give. This is not an all at once process, it is just that it is harder and harder to get 'back to normal' after each crisis. I would suggest comparing the recovery of San Francisco from the 1907 quake with the recovery of New Orleans from Katrina. San Francisco, then on the edge of a new state full of resources went on to grow far beyond its 1907 condition. New Orleans, in a state ravaged by political corruption and years of exploitation of resources has yet to recover fully. Even the emergency response at the time was more effective, despite the improved technology that should have rushed rescue and aid workers directly to where they were needed.

[Nolan Green · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Although a little repetative and tough to follow at times. I absolutely loved this book and the point of view shared by the Author. I will definitely be buying a physical copy.