Trailer for World Made by Hand novel by Kunstler

	Duration: 03:19 minutes Upload Time: 2008-03-04 16:06:46
In his first book since "The Long Emergency," James Howard Kunstler follows the people of a small New York town through an eventful summer, as they struggle with life after a series of global catastrophes. www.worldmadebyhand.com
Comments
remoran  2008-03-21 22:05:01 I like Kunstler's work but, as a tech, I find issue with his new book as it depicts a world totally devoid of any tech coming from the 20/21st century. This is not believable. Past peak, the collapse of the car crazy civilization, yes but no tech carryover in the age without oil. Not possible. I also agree on the KB effect. Well done here. __________________________________________________
razmataz31  2008-03-21 10:46:38 Here's the thing - there's still plenty of energy left! It's in the form of coal, and tar sand and all manner of very dirty, very nasty stuff. Not to mention the diversion of crop land to grow bio-fuel plants. The future is much more likely to bring us ecological disaster than rural idyl. __________________________________________________
StormChaseTroopers  2008-03-19 19:11:53 Losing your family to influenza or other diseases, manual agricultural labor, no central authority or national economy. This is anything but an "rural idyll." Wars are usually fought over resources, so no stretch there. He covers that as well, if you read the book. Don't let the trailer's music fool you. __________________________________________________
totalcollapse1414  2008-03-18 13:35:10 Right now, I think that we need rural idylls more than frantic jesus-is-coming rantings. The future is scary, and we need to understand the that, but we also need positive visions of the way the world can be. __________________________________________________
lemmiwinksau  2008-03-17 18:48:55 Like most of Kunstlers views of the future it has more to do with projecting his dissatisfaction with American society than any basis in reality. Don't get me wrong, there appears to be plenty about American society to be dissatisfied with, however a post apocalyptic rural idyll is a laughable fantasy. By all means, indulge yourself, but don't be surprised or disappointed when it doesn't pan out. A new dark ages would be closer to the mark, and if it does happen, it will be a result of war. __________________________________________________