Collapse
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Collapse is a 2005 book by Jared Diamond that examines how and why past societies have failed or survived in the face of environmental and societal challenges.
All labels observed (1)
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| Collapse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1923609 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Collapse Context triple: [The World Until Yesterday, precededBy, Collapse]
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Broken Government
"Broken Government" is a political analysis book by former Nixon White House counsel John Dean that critiques the expansion of presidential power and the erosion of constitutional checks and balances in modern American governance.
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B.
End of the World
"End of the World" is the 1968 debut studio album by Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, known for its psychedelic sound and melancholic title track.
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C.
Breakdown
"Breakdown" is a 1976 rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its moody groove, sparse arrangement, and status as one of the band's early signature tracks.
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D.
Chaos
Chaos is the primordial void or yawning gap in ancient Greek cosmology, from which the first gods and elements of the universe emerged.
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E.
Deluge
The Deluge was a mid-17th-century series of devastating invasions and occupations, primarily by Sweden and Russia, that led to massive destruction and decline in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Collapse Target entity description: Collapse is a 2005 book by Jared Diamond that examines how and why past societies have failed or survived in the face of environmental and societal challenges.
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A.
Broken Government
"Broken Government" is a political analysis book by former Nixon White House counsel John Dean that critiques the expansion of presidential power and the erosion of constitutional checks and balances in modern American governance.
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B.
End of the World
"End of the World" is the 1968 debut studio album by Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, known for its psychedelic sound and melancholic title track.
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C.
Breakdown
"Breakdown" is a 1976 rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its moody groove, sparse arrangement, and status as one of the band's early signature tracks.
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D.
Chaos
Chaos is the primordial void or yawning gap in ancient Greek cosmology, from which the first gods and elements of the universe emerged.
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E.
Deluge
The Deluge was a mid-17th-century series of devastating invasions and occupations, primarily by Sweden and Russia, that led to massive destruction and decline in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ popular science book ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
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surface form:
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive
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| author | Jared Diamond ⓘ |
| centralThesis | societal outcomes depend on how societies respond to environmental and social challenges ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| followedBy | The World Until Yesterday ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental history
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geography ⓘ history ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
climate change
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environmental damage ⓘ five-point framework of societal collapse ⓘ friendly trade partners ⓘ hostile neighbors ⓘ societal responses to problems ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableCaseStudy |
Ancestral Puebloans
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Australia ⓘ China ⓘ Dominican Republic ⓘ Easter Island ⓘ Haiti ⓘ Maya civilization ⓘ Montana ⓘ Norse Greenland ⓘ Rwanda ⓘ Edo period ⓘ
surface form:
Tokugawa Japan
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| predecessor | Guns, Germs, and Steel ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Penguin Books
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The Viking Press ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
|
| subject |
climate change
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comparative history ⓘ deforestation ⓘ ecological crisis ⓘ environmental degradation ⓘ environmental policy ⓘ resource management ⓘ societal collapse ⓘ societal resilience ⓘ sustainability ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Collapse Description of subject: Collapse is a 2005 book by Jared Diamond that examines how and why past societies have failed or survived in the face of environmental and societal challenges.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.