00945nam a22002177a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100120008308200210009510000180011624500530013426000380018730000290022536500140025452003770026865000190064565000180066465000250068270000200070720220516101148.0220516b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780670033379  cAL  aEnglish  223a304.28bDIAC  aJared Diamond  aCollapse:how societies choose to fail or succeed  aNew YorkbPenguin group Incc2005  axi,575 p.bHBc23x15 cm.  c$d$29.95  aA study of the downfall of some of history's greatest civilizations, written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, includes coverage of such cultures as the Anasazi, the Maya, and the Viking colony on Greenland, tracing patterns of environmental damage, climate change, poor political choices, and other factors that were pivotal to their demise.  aSocial History  aSocial Change  aEnvironmental Policy  aDIAMOND (Jared)