‘Fragile, impermanent things’
Joseph Tainter on what makes civilizations fall
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21428282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jessica Mckenzie (0000-0002-4920-2792) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 114-120 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0096-3402 • E-ISSN: 1938-3282 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00963402.2025.2464444 |
| OpenAlex | W4408372887 |
| Language | EN |
In the introduction to his seminal 1988 book, The Collapse of Complex Societies, anthropologist and historian Joseph Tainter explained that lost civilizations have a vise-like hold on the human ima
Fall of man · Political science · Politics · Law · Political Economy and Marxism
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |