Bonfire : American sociocide, broken relations, and the quest for democracy / Charles Derber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Derber, Charles, Author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Social conditions--2020-.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--2021-.

Social conflict--United States.

Social conflict.

Civil society--United States.

Civil society.

Democracy--United States.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.

Contents:

Introduction: The Great Societal Bonfire

The Bonfire of Social Relations and Democracy: The self-destructing society, tipping points of social disconnection, and the path to sociocide and policide

The Bonfire of the New Robber Barons: Melting down productive relations and dissolving the workplace

The Bonfire of the Tech Revolution: AI and social media, surveillance capitalism and the sociocide of Silicon Valley

The Bonfire of the Vanities: The over-heated American dream, me over we, and the culture of social media and the lonely

The Bonfire of Environmental Devastation: Climate change, Covid-19, and the sociocidal shock doctrine

The Bonfire of the Armed Society: Packing heat, militarized America, and the new war system at home

The Bonfire of American Fascists: Racial and class policide, the anti-democratic party, and ballots to bullets in the Trump era

Beyond the Bonfire: Historic lessons, sociophiliac movements, and creating deep democracy and community.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781040371275 (electronic bk.)

1040371272 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

40033007617

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.