Final Empire The Collapse of Civilization and the Seed of the Future

This book is a wholistic analysis of the crisis of Civilization & a solution. The contents are: 1. A survey of the planetary ecological crisis & a review of population, the exhaustion of resources & industrial poisoning. 2. The analysis of the cultural form that brought us to this point includes; the cultural dynamics of civilized society, the psychological analysis of it & an historical review of the ecological/human costs of the past 500 years of colonialism. Part 4 provides an in-depth analysis of the Natural culture which preceded civilization. Section 5 answers the question, How Are We To Live In Balance With Nature? This section is an on-the-ground, PERMACULTURE, case study/plan for an entire, specific watershed in New Mexico. It traces the natural history of the flora & fauna, the dietary, foraging patterns & life habits of the aboriginal inhabitants - the Anasazi & Apache. It provides a permanent agricultural design that will be affected along with the creation of a new culture in ecologically based communities. The food system includes a modern foraging system that restores the ecology & is ecologically sustainable.Kotke, William H. is the author of 'Final Empire The Collapse of Civilization and the Seed of the Future' with ISBN 9780963378453 and ISBN 0963378457.