01230cam a2200265 4500 272244534 TxAuBib 20141222120000.0 040813s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004057152 9780670033379 0670033375 DLC DLC DLC ICrlF NeWlARPL TxAuBib Diamond, Jared M. Collapse [Non Fiction] : 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. 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 Follett Library Resources. Social history Case studies. Social change Case studies. Environmental policy Case studies. Social conditions Case studies.