![]() ![]() ![]() Will we go the same way, our skyscrapers one day standing derelict and overgrown like the temples at Angkor Wat?īringing together new evidence from a startling range of sources and piecing together the myriad influences, from climate to culture, that make societies self-destruct, Jared Diamond's Collapse also shows how - unlike our ancestors - we can benefit from our knowledge of the past and learn to be survivors. What happened to the architects of the crumbling Maya pyramids? What happened to the people who made the forlorn long-abandoned statues of Easter Island? In this episode of Talks at GS, Jared Diamond discusses his latest book, 'Upheaval,' in which he analyzes how nations have coped with challenges throughout h. Now in a revised edition with a new afterword, Jared Diamond's Collapse uncovers the secret behind why some societies flourish, while others founder - and what this means for our future. From the author of Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond's Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive is a visionary study of the mysterious downfall of past civilizations. ![]()
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