One of the main reasons for collapse is deforestation, or depletion of resources. Another is isolation from trading partners.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Powerful piece
A powerful piece in the Times a while back by Jared Diamond. I devoured his book Collapse, a non-fiction treatise on why some cultures have survived and why some have disappeared. Including some very powerful, very wealthy, very well-educated societies.
One of the main reasons for collapse is deforestation, or depletion of resources. Another is isolation from trading partners.
One of the main reasons for collapse is deforestation, or depletion of resources. Another is isolation from trading partners.
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