{"product_id":"biohistory-decline-and-fall-of-the-west-9781443871303","title":"Biohistory: Decline and Fall of the West","description":"\u003cp\u003eWestern civilisation is on a path to destruction. In coming decades  economies will shrink  democracy will retreat and nations crumble. The long-term result will be grinding poverty  superstition and disease. This isnt scaremongering  it is science. In Biohistory: The Decline and Fall of the West  Dr Jim Penman  PhD  details a revolutionary new theory about why civilizations collapse. For the first time  Penman directly links human biology with the rise and fall of civilisationsa cataclysmic relationship that brought the Romans  the ancient Greeks and all other Empires to their knees. Based on pioneering scientific research  Penman reveals the deadly  invisible forces at play across human and animal historyand why the West will be the next victim. Biohistory makes use of the latest findings in epigenetics  the study of how the environment affects our genes. Presented in easy-to-digest language  it draws on history  biology  anthropology and economics to explain the real drivers of social change and how evolutionary mechanisms designed to adapt animal social behaviour to changing food conditions determine the fate of civilisation. The Wests only hope of avoiding catastrophe lies with the biological sciences  but is it already too late to change the course of history?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650503139381,"sku":"ByrdShop_1443871303","price":67.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781443871303.jpg?v=1781797958","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/biohistory-decline-and-fall-of-the-west-9781443871303","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}