01338cam a2200325 4500 130122434 TxAuBib 20080416120000.0 040813s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004057152 9780670033379 0670033375 DLC DLC DLC ICrlF TxAuBib Diamond, Jared M. Collapse [ANF] : how societies choose to fail or succeed / Jared Diamond. New York : Viking, 2005. xi, 575 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [529]-560 and index.) Library Journal Starred. Pub Weekly. Booklist. Presents a comprehensive historical narrative that describes how and why ancient civilizations such as the Anasazi, Maya, and the Polynesian culture on Easter Island failed and fell into ruin and examines how lessons learned from the past can help in preserving the future. Adult. 20080416. Social history Case studies. Social change Case studies. Environmental policy Case studies. Social conditions Case studies. TXGPL