2005, ISBN: 9780143036555

Taschenbuch

Penguin, New York, 2005. First trade paperback edition. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear.Brilliant, illuminating, and immensely absorbing, Collapse is destined to tak… Mehr…

Penguin, New York, 2005. First trade paperback edition. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear.Brilliant, illuminating, and immensely absorbing, Collapse is destined to take its place as one of the essential books of our time, raising the urgent question: How can our world best avoid committing ecological suicide?In his million-copy bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond examined how and why Western civilizations developed the technologies and immunities that allowed them to dominate much of the world. Now in this brilliant companion volume, Diamond probes the other side of the equation: What caused some of the great civilizations of the past to collapse into ruin, and what can we learn from their fates?As in Guns, Germs, and Steel, Diamond weaves an all-encompassing global thesis through a series of fascinating historical-cultural narratives. Moving from the Polynesian cultures on Easter Island to the flourishing American civilizations of the Anasazi and the Maya and finally to the doomed Viking colony on Greenland, Diamond traces the fundamental pattern of catastrophe. Environmental damage, climate change, rapid population growth, and unwise political choices were all factors in the demise of these societies, but other societies found solutions and persisted. Similar problems face us today and have already brought disaster to Rwanda and Haiti, even as China and Australia are trying to cope in innovative ways. Despite our own society's apparently inexhaustible wealth and unrivaled political power, ominous warning signs have begun to emerge even in ecologically robust areas like Montana.Brilliant, illuminating, and immensely absorbing, Collapse is destined to take its place as one of the essential books of our time, raising the urgent question: How can our world best avoid committing ecological suicide?, Penguin Books, 2005, 4<

2000, ISBN: 9780143036555

Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Society, 2000. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Sydney: Olympic City;" "Zulus;" "M… Mehr…

Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Society, 2000. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Sydney: Olympic City;" "Zulus;" "Monsters of Madagascar;" "Fungi;" "Phips's Fleet;" "Temples of Angkor;" "Bug Sur." The accompanying tear-out map is present., National Geographic Society, 2000, 5, Text is clean and unmarked. Covers are bright and tight. Slight crease on the back cover and on the spine. Remainder mark on the bottom of the text block. Photo section included. A solid volume. From the back cover, "Who hasn't gazed upon the abandoned temples of Angkor Wat or the jungle-choked cities of the Maya and wondered, could the same fate happen to us? In this riveting book, Jared Diamond...explores how humankind's use and abuse of the environment reveal the truth behind the world's great collapses, from the Anasazi of North America to the Vikings of Greenland to modern Montana.", Penguin (Non-Classics), 3<

2006, ISBN: 9780143036555

New York: Penguin Books, 2006. Reprint Printing Unknown. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Used soft cover with light reading wear. Previous owner'… Mehr…

New York: Penguin Books, 2006. Reprint Printing Unknown. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Used soft cover with light reading wear. Previous owner's return address label on the inside of the front cover otherwise clean and bright, and in a tight binding with no creases to the spine. Includes black-and-white photos, Further Reading, and Index., Penguin Books, 2006, 3<

1978, ISBN: 9780143036555

Penguin Books, Taschenbuch, 575 Seiten, Publiziert: 1978T, Produktgruppe: Buch, Kategorien, Bücher, Taschenbücher, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4201, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff27… Mehr…

Penguin Books, Taschenbuch, 575 Seiten, Publiziert: 1978T, Produktgruppe: Buch, Kategorien, Bücher, Taschenbücher, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_4201, acc906d0-2585-4921-a56f-3ff277850936_0, Special Features Stores, Arborist Merchandising Root, Penguin Books, 1978<