
Goliath's Curse
The History and Future of Societal Collapse
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Luke Kemp
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Luke Kemp
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A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB'S MUST-READ BOOK • A vast and unprecedented survey of societal collapse—stretching from the Stone Age to the age of silicon—that digs through the ruins of fallen societies to understand the root causes of their downfall and the most dire consequences for our future.
"Deeply sobering and strangely inspiring . . . Read it now, or your descendants will find it in the ruins." —Johann Hari, author of Stolen Focus
"Highly recommended." —Peter Turchin, author of End Times
Stepping back to look at our precariously interdependent global society of today—with the threat of nuclear war ever present, the world getting hotter and hotter, and the rapid creation of dangerous algorithms—one couldn’t be blamed for asking: Will we make it?
Addressing this question with the seriousness it demands, Cambridge scholar Luke Kemp draws on multiple historical databases and the latest discoveries from archaeology and anthropology to reveal profound and often counterintuitive insights into why societies collapse, how those living through such collapses were impacted, and what it means for us today:
- Collapse is often a good outcome for most people. After the fall of Rome people grew taller and healthier than they were under the empire.
- Our picture of past empires is skewed by the "1% view of history," relying on evidence only from the wealthiest class.
- What we call civilizations are better referred to as "Goliaths": large societies built on domination that contain the seeds of their own demise.
- Inequality has been a key driver of societies becoming more vulnerable to collapse.
- Today, collapse is likely to be far worse: it will be global, long-lasting, and severe.
Goliath’s Curse is not just a book about a few empires—it is a radical retelling of human history through collapse.
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“Citing Hobbes’s Delusion, Goliath’s Curse, and cobalt miners in the Congo, renowned existential risk specialist Luke Kemp looks both back into history and forward into the future, spelling out the dangers that we currently face and suggesting ways in which we might avoid the pitfalls leading to collapse, before our luck runs out. This is a brilliant and insightful book, guaranteed to keep you thinking during the day and wide awake with worry during the night.”—Eric Cline, author of 1177 B.C. and After 1177 B.C.
"A deeply sobering and strangely inspiring history of how societies collapse—and how we can still save ours. Read it now, or your descendants will find it in the ruins."—Johann Hari, author of Stolen Focus
"An invigorating look at big picture history across continents and millennia, and a survival manual to boot." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)