Collapse of Complex Societies 1ed - Brossura

Tainter, Joseph

 
9780521386739: Collapse of Complex Societies 1ed

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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.

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9780521340922: The Collapse of Complex Societies

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521340926 ISBN 13:  9780521340922
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1988
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