Joseph tainter (74 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. For more than a century, oil has been the engine of growth for a society that delivers an unprecedented standard of living to many. We now take for granted that economic growth is good, necessary, and even inevitable, but also feel a sense of unease about the simultaneous growth of complexity in the processes and institutions that generate and manage that growth. As societies grow more complex through the bounty of cheap energy, they also confront problems that seem to increase in number and severity. In this era of fossil fuels, cheap energy and increasing complexity have been in a mutually-reinforcing spiral. The more energy we have and the more problems our societies confront, the more we grow complex and require still more energy. How did our demand for energy, our technological prowess, the resulting need for complex problem solving, and the end of easy oil conspire to make the Deepwater Horizon oil spill increasingly likely, if not inevitable? This book explains the real causal factors leading up to the worst environmental catastrophe in U.S. history, a disaster from which it will take decades to recover.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Fine. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

PAPERBACK. First edition. 214pp b/w illustrations quarto paperback. General Technical Report RM 164. cover wear, tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good-.

PAPERBACK. First edition. 214pp b/w illustrations quarto paperback. General Technical Report RM 164. ink numbers front cover, cover wear otherwise very good-.

1996. North America, Native Americans. Proceedings Volume in the Santa Fe Institute Studies in the Sciences of Complexity, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 284p., very good boards.

Soft cover. 1st Edition. Very Good: pen marks on 5 pages within pp 109-115, else straight and unmarked; light soil near spine front, else very clean. Large trade paperback, 4to, 8.5x11", iii, 214 pp. pp.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Any explanation of political collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient societies, but for the members of all complex societies in both the present and future. Dr Tainter describes nearly two dozen cases of collapse and reviews more than 2000 years of explanations. He then develops a new and far-reaching theory that accounts for collapse among diverse kinds of societies, evaluating his model and clarifying the processes of disintegration by detailed studies of the Roman, Mayan and Chacoan collapses.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Any explanation of political collapse carries lessons not just for the study of ancient societies, but for the members of all complex societies in both the present and future. Dr Tainter describes nearly two dozen cases of collapse and reviews more than 2000 years of explanations. He then develops a new and far-reaching theory that accounts for collapse among diverse kinds of societies, evaluating his model and clarifying the processes of disintegration by detailed studies of the Roman, Mayan and Chacoan collapses.…

Paper Back. Zustand: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st. 480pp.; SC lt.brwn.w/blk.-pic.cover; some rub w/sun&soil on spine; clean,tight pgs. " .the research designs for the Farmington area evoved from an initial concern with how Puebloans used hinterland areas. " illus.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1988. Journals, North America, Native Americans, Archaeological theory. United States Dept. of Agriculture/Forest Service. General Tech. Report RM 164. very good+ paperback/monograph 214p. 3/26 HHH.

Zustand: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Paper Back. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st. 459pp.; SC lt.brwn.w/blk.-pic.cover; some rub w/spine sunned; clean,tight pgs. "The Albuquerque project area involved threee main localities. The Atrisco area . The Placitas area . Ball Ranch" illus.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint . First paperback edition, 1990. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. Internally the pages are neat, clean and complete. The binding is secure. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780521386739. …

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Aus einer Bibliothek ausgesondert/ Stempel. Americky archeolog, antropolog a historik Joseph A. Tainter se ve sve nejznamejsi praci zabyva otazkou, proc se v minulosti zhroutily mnohe rise, statni utvary ci jine slozite organizacni formy lidske spolecnosti. Nejprve uvadi temer dve desitky pripadu kolapsu a podava prehled teorii, jejichz prostrednictvim se behem uplynulych dvou tisic let kolapsy vysvetlovaly. Pote vytvari vlastni, siroce aplikovatelnou teorii kolapsu (kolapsy jsou v ni vysvetleny poklesem meznich vynosu investic do slozitosti). Prostrednictvim detailnich studii kolapsu rimske a mayske rise a americke kultury Chaco pak overuje platnost sveho modelu a objasnuje fungovani dezintegracnich procesu. V zaverecne kapitole se zamysli nad tim, zdali kolaps nehrozi take soucasne spolecnosti, coz je jedna z otazek, ktere cloveka jedenadvacateho stoleti znepokojuji.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. Americky archeolog, antropolog a historik Joseph A. Tainter se ve sve nejznamejsi praci zabyva otazkou, proc se v minulosti zhroutily mnohe rise, statni utvary ci jine slozite organizacni formy lidske spolecnosti. Nejprve uvadi temer dve desitky pripadu kolapsu a podava prehled teorii, jejichz prostrednictvim se behem uplynulych dvou tisic let kolapsy vysvetlovaly. Pote vytvari vlastni, siroce aplikovatelnou teorii kolapsu (kolapsy jsou v ni vysvetleny poklesem meznich vynosu investic do slozitosti). Prostrednictvim detailnich studii kolapsu rimske a mayske rise a americke kultury Chaco pak overuje platnost sveho modelu a objasnuje fungovani dezintegracnich procesu. V zaverecne kapitole se zamysli nad tim, zdali kolaps nehrozi take soucasne spolecnosti, coz je jedna z otazek, ktere cloveka jedenadvacateho stoleti znepokojuji.…