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Political disintegration is a persistent feature of world history. The Collapse of Complex Societies, though written by an archaeologist, will therefore strike a chord throughout the social sciences. Any explanation of societal collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient societies, but for the members of all such societies in both the present and future. Dr. Tainter describes nearly two dozen cases of collapse and reviews more than 2000 years of explanations. He then develops a new and far-reaching theory that accounts for collapse among diverse kinds of societies, evaluating his model and clarifying the processes of disintegration by detailed studies of the Roman, Mayan and Chacoan collapses.
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Twenty-four examples of societal collapse help develop a new theory to account for their breakdown. Detailed studies of the Roman, Mayan and Cacoan collapses clarify the processes of disintegration.
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0521340926
- ISBN 13 9780521340922
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages262
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The Collapse of Complex Societies
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. Reprint. 250pp.incl.index; HB blk.w/silver; some rub w/clean,tight pgs. "The objective of this work then is to develop a general explanation of collapse, applicable in a variety of contexts, and with implications for current conditions. This is a work of archaeology and hstory, but more basically of social theory." maps&charts. Seller Inventory # 056051
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