Collapse of Complex Societies
By (author): "Joseph A. Tainter"
Publish Date:
May 27th 1988
ISBN052138673X
ISBN139780521386739
AsinCollapse of Complex Societies
Original titleThe Collapse of Complex Societies (New Studies in Archaeology)
Twenty-four examples of societal collapse help develop a new theory to account for their breakdown. Detailed studies of the Roman, Mayan and Cacoan collapses clarify the processes of disintegration.