{"product_id":"9781635610567","title":"Are We There Yet?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAre We There Yet?\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of essays grouped around three major themes: the collapse of the American empire; the question of individual identity; and some thoughts regarding the nature of a post-collapse world. The book analyzes what has gone wrong with the United States since its inception, and the problems we now face as a result. It discuss the elements of a healthy human identity—elements that are largely absent from the American scene. And it poses alternatives to all of this, models already present in the consciousness of a few, and which, post-collapse, may possibly be realized several decades down the line. In the course of this discussion, the author reviews the pathology of smart phones and related electronic gadgets; the phenomenon of Hillary Clinton as an archetypal American disaster, and of Joe Bageant as an unsung hero; and the visionary work of scholars such as Pitirim Sorokin and Lewis Mumford. All in all, \u003cem\u003eAre We There Yet?\u003c\/em\u003e will have you thinking about what the possibilities are for achieving some semblance of sanity in a world completely out of kilter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045871665392,"sku":"9781635610567","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781635610567_p0.jpg?v=1763683657","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781635610567","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}