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Collapse : How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared M. Diamond (2004, Compact Disc, Abridged edition)
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In his million-copy bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel , Jared Diamond examined how and why Western civilizations developed the technologies and immunities that allowed them to dominate much of the world. Now in this brilliant companion volume, Diamond probes the other side of the equation: What caused some of the great civilizations of the past to collapse into ruin, and what can we learn from their fates? As in Guns, Germs, and Steel , Diamond weaves an all-encompassing global thesis through a series of fascinating historical-cultural narratives. Moving from the Polynesian cultures on Easter Island to the flourishing American civilizations of the Anasazi and the Maya and finally to the doomed Viking colony on Greenland, Diamond traces the fundamental pattern of catastrophe. Environmental damage, climate change, rapid population growth, and unwise political choices were all factors in the demise of these societies, but other societies found solutions and persisted. Similar problems face us today and have already brought disaster to Rwanda and Haiti, even as China and Australia are trying to cope in innovative ways. Despite our own society's apparently inexhaustible wealth and unrivaled political power, ominous warning signs have begun to emerge even in ecologically robust areas like Montana. Brilliant, illuminating, and immensely absorbing, Collapse is destined to take its place as one of the essential books of our time, raising the urgent question: How can our world best avoid committing ecological suicide? Read by Christopher Murney.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100143057189
ISBN-139780143057185
eBay Product ID (ePID)43761873
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Book TitleCollapse : How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
TopicSocial History, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Publication Year2004
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistory, Social Science, Political Science
AuthorJared M. Diamond
FormatCompact Disc
Dimensions
Item Height1in
Item Length5.8in
Item Width5.2in
Item Weight8.3 Oz
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Reviews"Mr. Diamond...is a lucid writer with an ability to make arcane scientific concepts readiily accesible to the lay reader, and his case studies of failed cultures are never less than compelling."-- The New York Times "...Collapse is a magisterial effort packed with insight and written with clarity and enthusiasm."-- Businessweek "Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse represent one of the most significant projects embarked upon by any intellectual of our generation. They are magnificent books: extraordinary in erudition and originality, compelling in their ability to relate the digitized pandemonium of the present to the hushed agrarian sunrises of the far past. I read both thinking what literature might be like if every author knew so much, wrote so clearly and formed arguments with such care."--Gregg Easterbrook, The New York Times Book Review, "Mr. Diamond...is a lucid writer with an ability to make arcane scientific concepts readiily accesible to the lay reader, and his case studies of failed cultures are never less than compelling."— The New York Times "...Collapse is a magisterial effort packed with insight and written with clarity and enthusiasm."— Businessweek "Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse represent one of the most significant projects embarked upon by any intellectual of our generation. They are magnificent books: extraordinary in erudition and originality, compelling in their ability to relate the digitized pandemonium of the present to the hushed agrarian sunrises of the far past. I read both thinking what literature might be like if every author knew so much, wrote so clearly and formed arguments with such care."—Gregg Easterbrook, The New York Times Book Review
Dewey Edition22
Grade fromTwelfth Grade
Number of Volumes8 Vols.
Grade toUp
Dewey Decimal304.2/8
Edition DescriptionAbridged Edition
Number of Pages5 Pages
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- Oct 26, 2017
The most importat book I read this year.
The author examines many cultures that have existed and collapsed. The idea is to compare and contrast them to find the common reasons that these cultures collapsed. This is extremely important if mankind is to successfully continue as a species.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 28, 2020
Fabulous. Well researched.
Excellent read. Well researched, compelling, well written. I was surprised at some of the examples, but they were well thought out and the ideas well supported.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 10, 2021
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