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Gilding, Paul, 1959–
The great disruption : why the climate crisis will bring on the end of shopping and the
birth of a new world / Paul Gilding. — 1st U.S. ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60819-223-6 (hardcover)
1. Social ecology. 2. Economic development—Environmental aspects. 3. Economic
development—Social aspects. 4. Social change. I. Title.
HM861.G55 2011
304.2—dc22
2010035843
First published in the United States by Bloomsbury Press in 2011
This e-book edition published in 2011
E-book ISBN: 978-1-60819-367-7