The collapse of complex societies
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A survey of complex (post-hunter-gatherer, hierarchical) societies and their collapse, and the various theories proposed to account for collapse. The author develops his own theory based on the increasing cost of managing complexity that acheives decreasing marginal benefits.
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First Published
1988
Pages
250 pages
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2
Editions
6
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
ENG, FRE
Status
Published
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