The Collapse of Complex Societies

The Collapse of Complex Societies

by Joseph Tainter
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Genre:History
Language: en
Published:1988
ISBN13:9780521386739
ISBN10:052138673X

About the Book

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.