Evolving Complexity And Environmental Risk In The Prehistoric Southwest: Proceedings of the Workshop "Resource Stress, Economic Uncertainty, and Human . in Santa Fe, NM (Santa Fe Institute Series)

Tainter, Bonnie Bagley,Workshop "Resource Stress, Economic Uncertainty, and Human Response in the Prehistoric Southwest" (1992 : Santa Fe, N. M.)

ISBN 10: 0201870401 / ISBN 13: 9780201870404

Published by CRC Press, 1996

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Clean Pages. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona. Slight edge wear and bumping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Evolving Complexity And Environmental Risk In The Prehistoric Southwest: Proceedings of the Workshop "Resource Stress, Economic Uncertainty, and Human . in Santa Fe, NM (Santa Fe Institute Series)
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201870401
• ISBN 13: 9780201870404
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book explores how and why prehistoric Southwestern societies changed in complexity, and offers important new perspectives on evolution of culture. It discusses the factors that made prehistoric Southwesterners vulnerable to an arid environment, and their strategies to lessen risk and stress.

About the Author

Tainter, Joseph A. | Tainter, Bonnie Bagley