Collapse : how societies choose to fail or succeed
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Cedar Falls Public Library - Adult Nonfiction - 2nd Floor
304.28 DIA
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304.28 DIA
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Subjects
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OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
Changement social -- Cas, Études de.
Changement social.
Civilisations.
Civilization -- history.
Culturen.
Environment.
Environnement -- Politique gouvernementale -- Cas, Études de.
Etudes de cas.
Gesellschaft.
Histoire sociale -- Cas, Études de.
Histoire sociale.
Milieufactoren.
Niedergang.
Politique de l'environnement.
Social Conditions -- history.
Verval (geschiedenis)
Changement social.
Civilisations.
Civilization -- history.
Culturen.
Environment.
Environnement -- Politique gouvernementale -- Cas, Études de.
Etudes de cas.
Gesellschaft.
Histoire sociale -- Cas, Études de.
Histoire sociale.
Milieufactoren.
Niedergang.
Politique de l'environnement.
Social Conditions -- history.
Verval (geschiedenis)
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
xi, 575 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 12.3, 48 Points
Level 12.3, 48 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 529-560) and index.
Description
"In his Pulitzer Prize-winning 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, 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?"
Description
"As in Guns, Germs, and Steel, Diamond weaves an all-encompassing global thesis through a series of historical-cultural narratives. Moving from the prehistoric Polynesian culture on Easter Island to the formerly flourishing Native American civilizations of the Anasazi and the Maya, the doomed medieval Viking colony on Greenland, and finally to the modern world, Diamond traces a fundamental pattern of catastrophe, spelling out what happens when we squander our resources, when we ignore the signals our environment gives us, and when we reproduce too fast or cut down too many trees. Environmental damage, climate change, rapid population growth, unstable trade partners, and pressure from enemies were all factors in the demise of the doomed societies, but other societies found solutions to those same problems and persisted."--Jacket.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,12.3,48.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,12.3,48.0,101906.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
UNI: Copy 2 donated by Loree Rackstraw.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
UNI: Copy 2 donated by Loree Rackstraw.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Diamond, J. M. (2005). Collapse: how societies choose to fail or succeed . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Diamond, Jared M. 2005. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. New York: Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Diamond, Jared M. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed New York: Viking, 2005.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Diamond, J. M. (2005). Collapse: how societies choose to fail or succeed. New York: Viking.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Diamond, Jared M. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Viking, 2005.
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