The Collapse of Complex Societies
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- Cambridge University Press, 1988
The first edition of The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph Tainter was published in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire by Cambridge University Press in 1988. We track 1 edition.
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The first edition of The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph Tainter was published in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire by Cambridge University Press in 1988.
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