Collapsed States : The Disintegration and Restoration of Legitimate Authority Jim Davis George Lakoff has a knack

George Lakoff has a knack for making science make sense for general readers

and selfishness— the primary obstacles to happiness—and to becoming agents of positive transformation in our communities and the world at large

Casey and Vigna expose the challenge of replacing trusted (and not-so-trusted) institutions on which we've relied for centuries with a radical model that bypasses them

It will surpass China in population by 2032 and will have more English speakers than the United States by 2050

”—Maxine Hong Kingston The story of two women whose lives intersect in late-nineteenth-century Japan

Collapsed States : The Disintegration and Restoration of Legitimate Authority Jim Davis George Lakoff has a knackThis work uses 11 African case studies in its exploration of the phenomenon of collapsed states. The writers consider the causes of collapse; symptoms and early warning signs; and how the situation was met. They also assess the strengths and weaknesses of various responses, such as UN action.