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020 |a9781315512891|q(e-book : PDF)
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020 |z9781629582825|q(hardback)
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024 7 |a10.4324/9781315512891 |2doi
035 |a(OCoLC)959609594
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041 |aeng
049 |aTürk Tarih Kurumu Kütüphanesi
050 4|aCB311|b.J59 2017
082 04|a930.1|bJ691
100 1 |aJohnson, Scott A. J.,|d1983-,|eauthor.
245 10|aWhy did ancient civilizations fail? /|cScott A.J. Johnson.
264 1|aMilton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;|aNew York, NY :|bRoutledge,|c2017.
264 4|c©2017
300 |a1 online resource
336 |atext|2rdacontent
337 |acomputer|2rdamedia
338 |aonline resource|2rdacarrier
505 0 |a1. Introduction : social hubris -- 2. Why agriculture? -- 3. The environment -- 4. Case study : the Maya -- 5. Agricultural systems -- 6. Case study : Mesopotamia -- 7. Trade systems -- 8. Case study : Rome -- 9. Social organization -- 10. Case study : Egypt -- 11. Unexpected catastrophes -- 12. Case study : Aztecs and Incas -- 13. Where we are today.
520 2 |a"Ideas abound as to why certain complex societies collapsed in the past--environmental change, subsistence failure, fluctuating social structure, lack of adaptability. Why Did Ancient Civilizations Fail? evaluates the current theories in this important topic and discusses why they offer only partial explanations of the failure of past civilizations. This engaging volume offers a new theory of collapse, that of social hubris. Through an examination of Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Roman, Maya, Inca, and Aztec societies, Johnson persuasively argues that hubris has blinded many ancient peoples to evidence that would allow them to adapt, and that this has implications for contemporary societies. Comprehensive and well-written, this volume serves as an ideal text for undergraduate courses on ancient complex societies, as well as appealing to the scholar interested in societal collapse"--Provided by publisher.
650 0|aCivilization, Ancient.
650 0|aCivilization, Ancient|xPhilosophy.
650 0|aRegression (Civilization)
776 08|iPrint version: |z9781629582825|w(DLC) 2016013420
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901 |aTaylor & Francis
