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Author:

Diamond, Jared M.

Title:

Collapse : how societies choose to fail or succeed / Jared Diamond.

Publisher:

Penguin Group,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

xi, 575 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Social history--Case studies.
Social change--Case studies.
Environmental policy--Case studies.
Social conditions--Case studies.
Social change--Case studies.
Environmental policy--Case studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [529]-560) and index.

Summary:

Presents a comprehensive historical narrative that describes how and why ancient civilizations such as the Anasazi, Maya, and the Polynesian culture on Easter Island failed and fell into ruin and examines how lessons learned from the past can help in preserving the future.

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ISBN:

9780143036555
0143036556

LCCN:

2004057152

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