Or currency: Zeihan exposes problems with both shells and crypto, each a product of their particular time and cultural moment. Take transportation: The author shows how we went from pre-Stone Age boats to the sailing ships threatened by pirates to the container vessels powered by massive engines and backed by global insurers. Zeihan is at his best when swinging between historical extremes, describing how the systems that link us all together developed from their primitive forms into modes we all take for granted. Peter Zeihan’s book is a The End of the World Is Just the Beginning covers a lot of territory, both figuratively and literally, spanning the historical sweep of global interconnectivity in a work I believe is a must-read for Global Atlanta readers. Reviewed by: Al Hodge, founder of Hodge Consulting Services and a 40-year economic development veteran Book: The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
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