The Collapse of Complex Societies (New Studies in Archaeology)

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Editorial Reviews Review "While the theoretical part of the book is quite remarkable and based on exceptional erudition, I also found the accumulation of the supporting data to be interesting reading. The merit of the book is that it is interesting. It modifies some of our views about early states and their collapse mainly by using data. It also shows how archaeology in alliance with social sciences opens the way for a comparative analysis of change in political and other cultural institutions." European Cultural Heritage "Tainter's is an attractive and compelling thesis of a genre which is nearly extinct among domestic historians." History Today "This is a lucid and stimulating book. Taint…