The Collapse of Complex Societies (New Studies in Archaeology)

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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. Read more

ASIN B001AOZ3PM
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ISBN13 978-0511425158
Edition 1st
Language English
File size 3.9 MB
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Publisher Cambridge University Press
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Print length 262 pages
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Part of series New Studies in Archaeology
Publication date March 29, 1990
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