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British Library Cataloguing in Publication dataTainter, Joseph A.The collapse of complex societies. –(New studies in archaeology)1. History, Ancient 2. CivilizationI. Title II. Series930 D57

Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication dataTainter, Joseph A.The collapse of complex societies.(New studies in archaeology)Includes index.1. Civilization, Ancient2. Comparative civilization 3. Civilization – Philosophy.I. Title. II. Series.CB311.T245 1987 930 86–33432

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