{"product_id":"9781032764771","title":"Global Polycrisis Root Causes and Radical Alternatives","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRethinking Development\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGlobal Polycrisis\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRoot Causes and Radical Alternatives\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRichard Slimbach\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Geopolitics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an age of climate disruption, economic insecurity, technological acceleration, political fracture, and intensifying great-power rivalry, crises no longer arrive one at a time. \u003ci\u003eGlobal Polycrisis \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a clear and compelling guide to the defining condition of our century: the convergence of multiple large-scale disruptions that interact, amplify one another, and defy conventional solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganized around eight interlocking domains—energy, economy, technology, Earth systems, food, ideology, mental health, and geopolitics—the book shows how ecological overshoot, precarity, social fragmentation, and militarized competition are not separate problems but expressions of a deeper systemic disorder. Each chapter pairs rigorous analysis with an experiential project that moves learning beyond abstraction, inviting readers to connect planetary-scale forces to everyday institutions and personal lifestyle choices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in global studies, leadership, environmental studies, political economy, and related fields, this book also speaks to educators, practitioners, and serious readers seeking an accessible, ethically grounded framework for understanding a turbulent world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Slimbach \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor Emeritus of Global Studies at Azusa Pacific University, where he spent more than three decades teaching and developing immersive global learning programs that integrated cross-cultural study, community service, and applied research. His work explores how complex global systems shape human possibilities and how individuals and institutions can act ethically within those constraints to reduce unnecessary suffering and advance planetary flourishing. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBecoming World Wise \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Art of World Learning\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Monrovia, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781032764771\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e298\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63584806043788,"sku":"9781032764771","price":54.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781032764771","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}