Reinventing Collapse (2008) is Dmitry Orlov‘s first novel, compounding a pound-for-pound, heavy-hitting compendium of presentations, essays, articles, and other written ephemerae into one 160-page, brief collection of diction on the Collapse — particularly, as concerns the United States, the Soviet Union, and their awful-trawling, suburban sprawl.
Chapters
- Introduction.
- The Soviet Example.
- The Collapse of the Soviet Union: An Overview.
- My Return to Russia.
- My Premise.
- Superpower Similarities.
- The Myth of Inclusiveness.
- Technological Progress.
- The Cost of Technological Progress.
- Militarism.
- World's Jailers.
- Evil Empires.
- Bankruptcy.
- Collapse of Legitimacy.
- The Collapse Gap.
- Collapses in General.
- Housing.
- Transportation.
- Employment.
- Families.
- Money.
- Consumerism.
- Food.
- Medicine.
- Education.
- Ethnicity.
- Religion.
- Energy.
- Inevitable Conclusion.
- Collapse Mitigation.
- Reasonable Expectations.
- Political Solutions.
- Private Sector Solutions.
- Activism and Apathy.
- Boondoggles to the Rescue!
- Investment Advice.
- Do It Yourself.
- Adaptation.
- Loss of “Normalcy.”
- Smelling the Roses.
- Comforts and Necessities.
- Surviving Radical Cashectomy.
- The Revised Playbook.
- Lowering Your Standards.
- Playing the Part.
- The Settled and the Nomadic.
- Career Opportunities.
- Asset Stripping.
- Drugs and Alcohol.
- Providing Security.
- Serving Your Country.
- Alternative Medicine.
- Alternative Transportation.
- Social Work in the Home.
- In Conclusion.
- Index.
- About the Author.
Related Readings
- 2008-02-22
- The Five Stages of Collapse
- 2005-06-01
- Post-Soviet Lessons for a Post-American Century
- 2005
- Thriving in the Age of Collapse
Copyright
© 2008 Dmitry Orlov. All content, above, extracted from extracts the author, himself, posted about the Internet.
If you enjoyed these extracts, Raiazome heartily recommends their book’s purchase. (You know where to find it; so, we shan’t link to it!)
Acknowledgement
Raiazome renders to Comrade Dmitry Orlov that which is, uniquely, his: a topical kudos for this credulous, duly disheartening book and score of heart-woven, wafted excerpts!