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Norse Greenland: A Controlled Experiment in Collapse--A Selection from Collapse (Penguin Tracks)

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Norse Greenland: A Controlled Experiment in Collapse--A Selection from Collapse (Penguin Tracks)

A timely and fascinating exploration of the collapse of prehistoric Norse society in Greenlandâ€”excerpted from the Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning author Jared Diamondâ€™s Collapse

This excerpt from the New York Timesâ€“bestselling book Collapse takes a timely and fascinating look at prehistoric Norse Greenlandâ€”the closest approximation of a controlled experiment in collapse in history. One island, two unique societies (Norse and Inuit). Only one of these societies would succeedâ€”the other would fail. But how? With his trademark accessibility and comprehensiveness, Diamond documents how environmental damage, climate change, loss of friendly contacts and the rise of hostile ones, and the unique political, economic, and social settings of prehistoric Greenland combine to demonstrate exactly why and how societies choose to fail or succeed.

Jared Diamond's latest book, The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?, is available from Viking.
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Country USA
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-12-11
Format Kindle eBook
EANs 9781101629352

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