Collapse How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Jared Diamond
- U.S.A Penguin Group 2005
- 575tr. Hardcover, Illustration 24 cm
- Civilizations Rise and Fall .
Presents a comprehensive historical narrative that describes how and why ancient civilizations such as the Anasazi, Maya, and the Polynesian culture on Easter Island failed and fell into ruin and examines how lessons learned from the past can help in preserving the future.