Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Part I. The Enemy Is Ecological Decline
5. 1. A Shift in the Angle of Vision 3
6. 2. Provisioning Societies 23
7. Part II. From Common Genes to the Global Economy
8. 3. Round One: The Spread of Hunter-Gatherer Societies 39
9. 4. Round Two: The Rise and Spread of Agricultural Societies 49
10. 5. Round Three: Urbanization 59
11. 6. Round Four: From City-States to Nations 80
12. 7. Round Five: Reliance on Global Business Networks 100
13. 8. The Organization and Potential of Round Five 117
14. Part III. The Twenty-Five-Year Challenge to Growth and Social Stability
15. 9. From Egalitarian Tribes to Global Inequity 139
16. 10. Ecological Roadblocks to Growth and Poverty Reduction 165
17. 11. The Catalysts of Calamity 205
18. Part IV. The War to Provision the World
19. 12. Our Common Enemy 221
20. 13. Mobilizing Nations for War 230
21. 14. Mobilizing the International Community 250
22. 15. Round Six: The Age of Global Provisioning 261
23. Notes 279
24. Bibliography 297
25. Index 319