Are We There Yet? by Morris Berman

Are We There Yet? by Morris Berman

Are We There Yet? 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, Are We There Yet? will have you thinking about what the possibilities are for achieving some semblance of sanity in a world completely out of kilter.

Morris Berman is a cultural historian and social critic who is well-known for his unique ideas. He has held visiting endowed chairs at Incarnate Word College, the University of New Mexico, and Weber State University, and has taught at a number of universities in Europe, North America, and Mexico. He was the Lansdowne Professor of Science History at the University of Victoria from 1982 until 1988. Berman received the Washington State Governor's Writers Award in 1990 and the Rollo May Center Grant for Humanistic Studies in 1992. The New York Times selected The Twilight of American Civilization a Noteworthy Book in 2000. The Reenchantment of the Earth (1981), Coming to Our Senses (1989), Wandering God: A Study in Nomadic Spirituality (2000), and Dark Ages America (2006) are among his other works.