false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171059794m/85397.jpg 85397 6 In this indispensable book, urban visionary Jane Jacobs--renowned author of <b>The Death and Life of Great American Cities</b> and <b>The Economy of Cities</b>--convincingly argues that as agrarianism gives way to a technology-based future, we stand on the brink of a new dark age, a period of cultural collapse. Jacobs pinpoints five pillars of our culture that are in serious decay: community and family; higher education; the effective practice of science; taxation, and government; and the self-regulation of the learned professions. The corrosion of these pillars, Jacobs argues, is linked to societal ills such as environmental crisis, racism, and the growing gulf between rich and poor. <br><br>But this is a hopeful book as well as a warning. Drawing on her vast frame of reference&#8211;from fifteenth-century Chinese shipbuilding to Ireland&#8217;s cultural rebirth&#8211;Jacobs suggests how the cycles of decay can be arrested and our way of life renewed. Invigorating and accessible, <b>Dark Age Ahead </b>is not only the crowning achievement of Jane Jacobs&#8217; career, but one of the most important works of our time. 1181359 2004 Dark Age Ahead total:156|5:31|4:50|3:54|2:17|1:4| 156 555 279 29 5 1 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 23:20:43 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 23:33:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 06:36:44 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 06:36:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 13:44:18 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 14:00:01 -0700 2009
In the West we tend to look at the Dark Age as the period of time between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance, yet innumerable cultures and civilizations have declined and lost self-knowledge. "During a ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 15 20:16:40 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 16:31:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Fri Oct 12 14:35:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 14:39:07 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 10 00:49:25 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 00:49:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 16 07:28:59 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 19 10:21:29 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 true false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 18:56:28 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 10:41:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sun Oct 26 22:44:09 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 22:45:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Aug 02 10:25:25 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 10:27:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 22:48:03 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 01 23:02:52 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 07:39:48 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 07:27:53 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Jun 18 11:46:55 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 16:53:49 -0700 2007
But just becacuse it's her last work and th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 21:01:46 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 13:59:45 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 15 19:14:18 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 12:26:02 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 19:14:18 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jul 12 17:38:21 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 17:41:36 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Sep 07 19:02:50 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 19:04:27 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 10:04:02 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 10:05:02 -0800 2008
A lot of apocryphal books about America have been published lately, especially comparing the present day to the later stages of the Roman empire, and I think some of the other ones might be better.]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jun 29 12:23:01 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 12:24:02 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 10 09:29:15 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 17:59:32 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=85397