Collapse of Complex Societies
of Joseph A. Tainter
Description
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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- Format Paperback
- Pages 262 pages
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date March 29th 1990
- First Publication 05/27/88
- Language English
- ISBN 9780521386739
- Edition Not informed
- Category History & Politics
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