Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is a 2005 non-fiction book by Jared Diamond that analyzes why past and present societies have collapsed or survived, focusing on environmental and societal factors.
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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popular science book → |
| aimsTo |
explain why some societies collapse
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explain why some societies survive → |
| author |
Jared Diamond
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| follows |
Guns, Germs, and Steel
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| genre |
environmental history
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history → sociology → |
| hasEdition |
audiobook edition
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hardcover edition → paperback edition → |
| hasPart |
case study of Easter Island
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case study of modern Australia → case study of modern China → case study of modern Haiti and the Dominican Republic → case study of modern Montana → case study of modern Rwanda → case study of the Anasazi → case study of the Maya civilization → case study of the Norse in Greenland → |
| influencedBy |
anthropology
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archaeology → environmental science → geography → |
| language |
English
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| mainConcept |
climate change as a factor in collapse
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hostile neighbors as a factor in collapse → interaction between environment and society → loss of trading partners as a factor in collapse → role of environmental damage in collapse → societal responses to environmental problems → |
| mediaType |
print
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| notableIdea |
five-point framework for societal collapse
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| publicationYear |
2005
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| publisher |
Viking Press
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| relatedWork |
Guns, Germs, and Steel
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The World Until Yesterday → |
| subject |
comparative history
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ecology → environmental degradation → resource management → societal collapse → sustainability → |
| targetAudience |
general readership
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students of environmental studies → students of history → |
| timePeriodCovered |
ancient societies
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medieval societies → modern societies → |
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Jared Diamond
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Jared Diamond → |
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Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
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relatedWork |