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.

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Routledge, 2023.Description: 1 online resource : illustrationsISBN:

9781003331384
1003331386
9781000829587
1000829588
9781000829693
1000829693

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363.348068 23/eng/20230321

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Summary: 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.

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E-Books	National Library of India Online Resource	363.348068 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		EBK000050041ENG

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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.

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