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The Traumatised Society
Fred Harrison
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Description for The Traumatised Society
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The author was the first to forecast (in 1997) the events that ruptured the global economy in 2008 by applying an analysis that exposes the fault lines in the structure of the market economy. Now, he extends his analysis to the future of the West, to evaluate fears from distinguished commentators who claim that European civilisation is in danger of being eclipsed. He concludes that the West is at a dangerous tipping point and provides empirical and theoretical evidence to warrant such an alarming conclusion. But he also explains why it is not too late to prevent the looming social ... Read more
The author was the first to forecast (in 1997) the events that ruptured the global economy in 2008 by applying an analysis that exposes the fault lines in the structure of the market economy. Now, he extends his analysis to the future of the West, to evaluate fears from distinguished commentators who claim that European civilisation is in danger of being eclipsed. He concludes that the West is at a dangerous tipping point and provides empirical and theoretical evidence to warrant such an alarming conclusion. But he also explains why it is not too late to prevent the looming social ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856832871
SKU
V9780856832871
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About Fred Harrison
Fred Harrison is Research Director of Land Research Trust, London. After a career as a Fleet Street investigative journalist, he was advisor to a number of Russian academic and political bodies, including the Duma (parliament), in their efforts to implement a more equitable transition to a market economy. Subsequently he has turned his attention to the failure of economic analysis ... Read more
Reviews for The Traumatised Society
'The Traumatised Society is a staggering work that presents nothing less than a new paradigm - yet based in a historical narrative and overview of political, economic and cultural history that is ancient. Harrison provides a sophisticated and engaging new theory of social trauma developing the idea that when whole societies or nations are dislocated from their land, traditional roots ... Read more