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...
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 ...
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?
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...
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
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