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Collapse: How societies fail to succeed by Jared Diamond |
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Collapse is a book about the decline of societies and what are the factors that influence these societies to fail to succeed. In the book, the author highlight the ecological problems that influence the decline of societies. Diamond defines a collapse as a drastic decrease in human population size and/or political/economic/social complexity, over a considerable area for an extended time. (Goodreads, 2016)
It starts by giving example of past civilizations that couldn?t manage problems such as overpopulation and food supply. Likewise, the book also compares the past civilizations experiences with our modern society. Jared Diamond highlight some of the ecological factors that influence societies to ?fail?. For example, it includes deforestation, water management issues, population growth and limiting biodiversity (both fauna and flora). Therefore, the book includes the consequence of such acts in the modern society and how we are more vulnerable than ever to environmental issues, mainly because our world is connected and countries are dependent on each other. The book is extremely interesting to who is interesting in Climate Change and environmental risks, giving a wise explanation of the possible effects of the environmental destruction and the impacts in our daily life. Besides, it can also be a food for thought to the ones interested in conspiracies and apocalyptic stories. Overall, the book is based on suppositions but without ignoring reality and current events. Bibliography: eNotes (n.d). Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Summary - eNotes.com. eNotes. Retrieved from http://www.enotes.com/topics/collapse-how-societies-fail-succeed
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11 Comments
Thanks for sharing
Posted 07-02-2018 20:07
good report
Posted 07-02-2018 20:03
such a nice nexus
Posted 07-12-2016 17:57
Nice one. Great to know.
Posted 03-12-2016 05:37
Thanks for sharing, Luiz! Actually, I knew about this author through his famous book 'Guns, Germs and Steel', but it is my first time acknowledging he also wrote ones related to environmental issues. Thanks for letting us know, and have a great day :)
Posted 28-11-2016 20:43
I didn't know Jared diamond wrote a book about environment. His names makes me buy the book already. Thanks for recommending!
Posted 25-11-2016 16:53
Ecological problems are taking dangerous proportions. Good book to read.
Posted 24-11-2016 22:05
Thanks for sharing!!
Posted 23-11-2016 03:41
Sounds like an interesting book. Thanks for sharing.
Posted 23-11-2016 03:38
I agree with Prayash. Anyways, thanks for sharing
Posted 23-11-2016 03:27
Looks like a realistic book. Even now if the problem of overpopulation and food insecurity is not solved then the end is sure.
Posted 22-11-2016 15:31