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How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

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Author:

Diamond, Jared M.

ISBN:

978-0-670-03337-9

Publication Date:

Dec 2004

Publisher:

Penguin Publishing Group

Imprint:

Viking Adult

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

USD $29.95

Book Description:

A study of the downfall of some of history's greatest civilizations, written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel, includes coverage of such cultures as the Anasazi, the Maya, and the Viking colony on Greenland, tracing patterns of environmental damage, climate change, poor political choices, and other factors that ...

Book Details

Pages:	592
Detailed Subjects:	History / Social History Social Science / Sociology / General Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	6.46 x 9.58 x 1.84 Inches
Book Weight:	2.04 Pounds

Author Biography

Diamond, Jared M. (Author)

Jared Mason Diamond is a physiologist, ecologist, and the author of several popular science books. Born in Boston in 1937, Diamond earned his B.A. at Harvard and his Ph.D. from Cambridge. A distinguished teacher and researcher, Diamond is well-known for the columns he contributes to the widely read magazines Natural History and Discover.

Diamond's book The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal was heralded for its accessibility and for its blending of science and social science. The interdisciplinary Guns, Germs and Steel--Diamond's examination of the relationship between scientific technology and economic disparity--won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize. Diamond has won a McArthur Foundation Fellowship in addition to several smaller awards for his science and writing.

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