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by Jared Diamond
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Zrinka
Zrinka rated it 15 years ago
I recommend it - I just love the way he writes and analyzes. Still, 10% less pages wouldn't have hurt :P
Manny Rayner's book reviews
Manny Rayner's book reviews rated it 16 years ago
Jared Diamond looks at several societies that have collapsed as a result of misusing their natural resources, plus a couple (Tokugawa period Japan is the star example) that miraculously managed to pull back from the brink. At the end, he also talks about some present-day cases where we still don't k...
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books rated it 16 years ago
It was Jared Diamond's answer to the last question of a presentation of "Collapse" at Frankfurt University's Museum of Natural Sciences. Given the comparative shortness of human existence in our planet's entire history, what does it matter, someone asked, "if in 20,000 years or so we do exterminate ...
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous rated it 17 years ago
I tried and didn't get too far, but I swear I'll try again. It isn't a bad book: some parts were very, very interesting, while others were... less so. But then school started and I simply no longer had the presence of mind to continue. Winter break, perhaps?
willemite
willemite rated it 17 years ago
This is a major work. Diamond looks in detail at the factors at play in the demise of civilizations in human history, using a wide range of examples. He offers a framework in which to structure the analysis and looks in great detail at possible (and in many cases certain) reasons why various societi...
Telynor's Library, and then some
Telynor's Library, and then some rated it 18 years ago
A book that I heartily recommend to anyone who wants to see why things happen in a culture the way that they do. It's an understandable and very informative read, and one that I can recommend.For the longer review, please go here:http://www.epinions.com/content_268621680260
Barbara1951
Barbara1951 rated it 55 years ago
Granted, it gets a bit tedious...a little too long. But the content is invaluable. It needs be read by any thinking human being.
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