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'''''Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed''''' is a [[2005]] [[English language|English-language]] [[book]] by [[University of California, Los Angeles]] [[geography]] [[professor]] [[Jared Diamond|Jared M. Diamond]]. The broad premise of Diamond's book is that it deals with "[[societal collapse|societal collapses]] involving an environmental component, (ISBNand 0143036556).in Thesome editionscases publishedalso bycontributions Allenof Laneclimate change, hostile neighbors, and Penguintrade carrypartners, plus questions of societal responses" (p. 15). In writing the title,book ''Collapse:Diamond Howintended Societiesthat Chooseits toreaders Failshould orlearn '''Survive'''''from [[history]] (p. 23).

The broad premise of Diamond's book is that it deals with "[[societal collapse|societal collapses]] involving an environmental component, and in some cases also contributions of climate change, hostile neighbors, and trade partners, plus questions of societal responses" (p. 15). In writing the book Diamond intended that its readers should learn from [[history]] (p. 23).

== Synopsis ==

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==References==

*Diamond, Jared (2005). ''Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed''. ISBN 0143036556.

* "Of porpoisesPorpoises and plantationsPlantations". (2005, January 13). In ''The Economist, 374'', 76.

* Flannery, T. (2005, January 7). "Learning from the past to change our future". In ''Science, 307'', 45.

* Rees, W. (2005, January 6). "Contemplating the abyssAbyss". In ''Nature, 433'', 15 – 16.

==See also==