Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Hardcover – December 31, 2004 by Jared Diamond (Author), US.

A study of the downfall of some of history's greatest civilizations, written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, includes coverage of such cultures as the Anasazi, the Maya, and the Viking colony on Greenland, tracing patterns of environmental damage, climate change, poor political choices, and other factors that were pivotal to their demise. 250,000 first printing.

Product details

• Publisher: Penguin Group USA Inc.; 1st edition (December 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• Hardcover: 592 pages
• ISBN-10: 0670033375
• ISBN-13: 9780670033379
• Reading age: 18 years and up
• Item Weight: 2.15 pounds
• Dimensions: 6.46 x 1.84 x 9.58 inches