Intro to Complex Societies (Review of Joseph Tainter 1988)
Brian Wygal gives an introduction to the Rise and Fall of Civilizations lecture series by reviewing groundbreaking Joseph Tainter (1988 pages 22-37) book The Collapse of Complex Societies. Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 0-521-38673-X. This Lecture information is supplemented with recent scholarly articles, reputable webpages as cited. Images depicted are from Creative Commons images searches online.
Brian Wygal gives an introduction to the Rise and Fall of Civilizations lecture series by reviewing groundbreaking Joseph Tainter (1988 pages 22-37) book The Collapse of Complex Societies. Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 0-521-38673-X. This Lecture information is supplemented with recent scholarly articles, reputable webpages as cited. Images depicted are from Creative Commons images searches online.