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  The Collapse of Complex Societies (New Studies in Archaeology) (Paperback) By (author) Joseph A. Tainter, Series edited by Colin Renfrew, Series edited by Wendy Ashmore, Series edited by Clive Gamble, Series edited by John O'Shea

  

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  Short Description for The Collapse of Complex SocietiesDr 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.
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  • Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • Published: 29 March 1990
  • Format: Paperback 260 pages
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  • Categories: General & World History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Archaeology
  • ISBN 13: 9780521386739 ISBN 10: 052138673X
  • Sales rank: 59,081

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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.