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How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

byJared Diamond, Ricardo García Pérez

Genres: History Nonfiction Politics Modern History and Current Affairs Environmental Journalism

Who is this book for? Readers interested in sociology, environmental issues, and the history of civilizations.

Topics Environmental collapseSocietal collapseResource depletionHistorical civilizationsClimate changeSustainabilityCultural declinePopulation growthEnvironmental impactLessons from historyEnvironmental IssuesSocial History

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Published on

01/01/2006

Pages

592

Format

Board book

ISBN

9780143036555

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