The Collapse of Complex Societies - Couverture souple

Livre 8 sur 45: New Studies in Archaeology

Tainter, Joseph

 
9780521386739: The Collapse of Complex Societies
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 052138673X ISBN 13 : 9780521386739
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1990

Synopsis

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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Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Revue de presse

'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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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1990
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
052138673X
ISBN 13 
9780521386739
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
266
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780521340922: The Collapse of Complex Societies

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521340926 ISBN 13 :  9780521340922
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1988
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