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.
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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.
'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
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Hardcover. Etat : Fair. The Collapse of Complex Societies (New Studies in Archaeology) (0), Vol. 0 by Joseph Tainter. Cambridge University Press, 1988. 262pp. Language: English. Condition Notes: Light-to-moderate yellow highlighting on many pages. Binding is good. No torn or missing pages. Includes dustjacket. N° de réf. du vendeur 00015878
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Hardcover. Etat : Gut. Gebraucht - Gut Buch ist Bibliotheksexemplar und kann die üblichen Stempel oder Markierungen enthalten. -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. N° de réf. du vendeur INF1000071013
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