Review: 'Lost Cities' shows how civilizations fall, and why hope isn't lost
Allison Arieff February 2, 2021Updated: February 4, 2021, 6:47 pm “Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age” by Annalee Newitz Photo: W. W. Norton & Company It can’t happen here, thought the United States. Other cities, other empires might fail but not ours. The Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6 revealed how shaky a foundation that belief rests on, but the riot was just the culmination of years of complacence. Years of kicking the can down the road on reform, whether of education, justice or the environment. And of believing that the descent of civilizations is some...
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