The Collapse of Complex Societies

Name: The Collapse of Complex Societies
Author: Joseph Tainter

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Paperback, 262 blz. | Engels

Cambridge University Press | 1e druk, 1990

ISBN13: 9780521386739

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Hoofdrubriek : Geschiedenis

Cambridge University Press 1e druk, 1990 9780521386739

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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.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9780521386739

Trefwoorden:Archeologie

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:paperback

Aantal pagina's:262

Uitgever:Cambridge University Press

Druk:1

Verschijningsdatum:29-3-1990

Hoofdrubriek:Geschiedenis

Serie:New Studies in Archaeology

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Acknowledgements

1. Introduction to collapse
2. The nature of complex societies
3. The study of collapse
4. Understanding collapse: the marginal productivity of sociopolitical change
5. Evaluation: complexity and marginal returns in collapsing societies
6. Summary and implications

References
Index.