Collapse : how societies choose to fail or succeed
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Published
New York : Viking, [2005].
Format
Book
ISBN
0670033375
Physical Desc
xi, 575 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.3 - AR Pts: 48
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Benbrook Public Library - Nonfiction | 304.28 DIA | On Shelf |
Haltom City Public Library - Nonfiction | SOCIALSCI TOPICS OTHER DIAMOND | On Shelf |
Richland Hills Public Library - Nonfiction | SOC SCI ISSUES DIAMOND | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Viking, [2005].
Language
English
ISBN
0670033375
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 12.3, 48 Points
Level 12.3, 48 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [529]-555) and index.
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.
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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. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Diamond, Jared M.. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Viking, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Diamond, Jared M.. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Viking, 2005.
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