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Description edit
Political disintegration is a persistent feature of world history. The Collapse of Complex Societies, though written by an archaeologist, will therefore strike a chord throughout the social sciences. Any explanation of societal collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Gordon Willey: Add a description of this character.
- R. E. W. Adams
- Culbert
- A. Jones
- Maya
- Spengler
- Wilkinson
- Sabloff
- Gibbon
- Mattingly
- Kroeber
- Webster
- Constantine
- Toynbee
- M. Hammond
- Rostovtzeff
- Clark
- Rescher
- Eisenstadt
- Butzer
- Freidel
- Marcus Aurelius
- Haswell
- Martin
- Lattimore
- Cowgill
- R. Mcc
- R. Cohen
- Blanton
- Meggers
- Boserup
- Webb
- Stuart
- Sahlins
- Rostow
- Isbell
- N. Hammond
- R. M. Adams
- Rathje
- Phillips
- Berger
- D. Price
- Renfrew
- Fairbank
- Matheny
Setting & Locations edit
- Rome
- Diocletian
- Tikal
- Southern Lowlands
- Egypt
- San Juan Basin
- United States
- Europe
- China
- Teotihuacan
- Italy
- Chaco Canyon
- Gaul
- India
- Britain
- London
- Greece
- Mesoamerica
- Mycenaean
- Carthage
- Huntington
- Belize
- Skalnik
- Basingstoke
- Terminal Classic
- Middle Preclassic
- Republic
- Old Kingdom
- Mesopotamia
- Near East
- England
- Crete
First Sentence edit
A study of why complex societies collapse should begin with a clear picture of what it is that does so.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in New Studies in Archaeology. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Joseph A. Tainter (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 930
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Archaeology
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › History › Ancient
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