The collapse of complex societies
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The collapse of complex societies
（New studies in archaeology）
Cambridge University Press, 1990, c1988
- : pbk
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Includes index
Bibliography: p. 217-242
"First paperback edition 1990"
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
- 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.
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