How worlds collapse :  what history, systems, and complexity can teach us about our modern world and fragile future / 
edited by Miguel A. Centeno, Peter Callahan, Paul Larcey, Thayer Patterson. 
 - London :  Routledge,  2023. 
 - 1 online resource :  illustrations 
<br/><br/> As our society confronts the impacts of globalization and global systemic risks⁰́₄such as financial contagion, climate change, and epidemics⁰́₄what can studies of the past tell us about our present and future? How Worlds Collapse offers case studies of societies that either collapsed or overcame cataclysmic adversity. The authors in this volume find commonalities between past civilizations and our current society, tracing patterns, strategies, and early warning signs that can inform decision-making today. While today⁰́₉s world presents unique challenges, many mechanisms, dynamics, and fundamental challenges to the foundations of civilization have been consistent throughout history⁰́₄highlighting essential lessons for the future. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781003331384 1003331386 9781000829587 1000829588 9781000829693 1000829693 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief<br/>Disasters--History.<br/>Emergency management--History.<br/>Emergency management--Decision making.<br/>Social systems--History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.348068