The Collapse of Complex Societies

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1997

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Very good (+); some edgewear to wraps; light creasing to bottom corner of pages ~50-90; occasional light smudges to leaves; clean and tight otherwise // Quarto in black and grey pictorial wraps; 250p; tables; index; 25cm // "Any explanation of political collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient societies, but for the members of all complex 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." --Back cover.

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Title
The Collapse of Complex Societies
Author
Tainter, Joseph A.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Publication year
1997
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint.
Item weight
2 pounds

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