The Collapse of Complex Societies - Rilegato

Tainter, Joseph

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0521340926 ISBN 13: 9780521340922

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1988

Riassunto

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.

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Recensione

'Tainter's model accommodates all levels of complexity and all kinds of evidence. It deserves to be widely read.' Antiquity

'Tainter's is an attractive and compelling thesis, of a genre which is nearly extinct among domestic historians.' History Today

Descrizione del libro

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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1988
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521340926
• ISBN 13: 9780521340922
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 262
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Avery; https://www.avery.fr/; ; chemin des peupliers 27; Dardilly; Francia