Product description This book explores the necessity, possibility and means of creating a sustainable 21st century American society (primary emphasis) and global community (secondary emphasis). It focuses on a destructive relationship that is currently manifesting itself between our accepted ideology (a cultural construct existing beyond our normal level of awareness within the confines of the human mind) and the strategic variables of economics, environment and population. It is argued that an unsustainable imbalance exists between our accepted ideology and the strategic variables; that this imbalance is at the heart of our most pressing problems; and that this imbalance can be corrected and the desired condition of 21st century sustainability can be achieved via a political revolution underpinned by fundamental ideological change. From the Publisher Accessible to both the layperson and academic alike, Dr. Roberts has written what may turn out to be one of the most influential books of the late 20th century. Well-structured and superbly written, The Ideology of Life illustrates what it means to be human in the latter part of the 20th century and points the way to a higher level of consciousness. It is a must read for anyone who is concerned about the future of humanity. Dr. Roberts' controversial and potentially life-changing views deserve to be taken seriously and examined. About the Author Dr. Roberts is a biocultural anthropologist and biologist. He has taught at universities in both the developed and developing world and has contributed articles to various professional journals and nonacademic publications. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. From the Introduction: This book is written with the purpose of disseminating the type of knowledge that will compel the majority of Americans to undertake a political-ideological revolution leading to the desired condition of 21st century sustainability. It is an inward journey into the human mind, ex