The collapse of ancient states and civilizations /
editado por Norman Yoffee y George L. Cowgill.
- 333 páginas ; 23 centímetros
Incluye bibliografía.
Orienting collapse -- Contexts of civilizational collapse: a Mesopotamian view -- The collapse of ancient Mesopotamian states and civilization -- The collapse of classic Maya civilization -- The last years of Teotihuacan dominance -- The dissolution of the Roman empire -- The roles of the literati and of regionalism in the fall of the han dynasty -- The role of barbarians in the fall of states -- The collapse of ancient states and civilizations as an organizational problem -- Beyond collapse -- Onward and upward with collapse.