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Understanding Collapse: Ancient History and Modern Myths by Guy D. Middleton (En
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9781316606070
- Book Title
- Understanding Collapse
- ISBN
- 9781316606070
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1316606074
ISBN-13
9781316606070
eBay Product ID (ePID)
223751986
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
462 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Understanding Collapse : Ancient History and Modern Myths
Subject
Archaeology, Ancient / General, Sociology / General, General, Ecology
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Philosophy, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
25.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2016-023884
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
'Middleton's book is the best introduction to 'collapsology'. It carefully dissects theories, especially grand theories, and marshals data so that the reader can see what collapses (and what doesn't) in major cases from Rome and Egypt to the Maya and Easter Island. It is informative from beginning to end and gracefully written.' Norman Yoffee, University of Michigan
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
930
Table Of Content
List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Introducing collapse; 2. Egypt: the old kingdom falls; 3. Akkad: the end of the world's first empire; 4. The Indus Valley: a truly lost civilisation?; 5. The end of Minoan Crete; 6. The kingdoms of Mycenaean Greece; 7. The Hittites and the Eastern Mediterranean; 8. The fall of the Western Roman Empire; 9. Collapse and revolution in Mesoamerica; 10. The classic Maya collapse; 11. Collapse in the Andes; 12. Angkor and the Khmer; 13. The incredible survival of Rapa Nui; 14. Conclusions; 15. Bibliographic essay.
Synopsis
In this lively survey, Guy D. Middleton critically examines our ideas about collapse - how we explain it and how we have constructed potentially misleading myths around collapses - showing how and why collapse of societies was a much more complex phenomenon than is often admitted., Understanding Collapse explores the collapse of ancient civilisations, such as the Roman Empire, the Maya, and Easter Island. In this lively survey, Guy D. Middleton critically examines our ideas about collapse - how we explain it and how we have constructed potentially misleading myths around collapses - showing how and why collapse of societies was a much more complex phenomenon than is often admitted. Rather than positing a single explanatory model of collapse - economic, social, or environmental - Middleton gives full consideration to the overlooked resilience in communities of ancient peoples and the choices that they made. He offers a fresh interpretation of collapse that will be accessible to both students and scholars. The book is an engaging, introductory-level survey of collapse in the archaeology/history literature, which will be ideal for use in courses on the collapse of civilizations, sustainability, and climate change. It includes up-to-date case studies of famous and less well-known examples of collapses, and is illustrated with 25 black and white illustrations, 3 line drawings, 16 tables and 18 maps.
LC Classification Number
CB311.M43 2017
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