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.
| ISBN: | 9780521386739 |
| Publication date: | 29th March 1990 |
| Author: | Joseph A Tainter |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 250 pages |
| Series: | New Studies in Archaeology |
| Genres: |
Archaeology |
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.
The Collapse of Complex Societies features in the following genres: Archaeology
The Collapse of Complex Societies is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Collapse of Complex Societies was written by Joseph A Tainter and published by Cambridge University Press
The Collapse of Complex Societies has 250 pages
Yes it is part of New Studies in Archaeology series
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