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Title: Collapse:How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Review: A warning from Diamond that if humans don't become better stewards of our planet, we too could fail. The choices are ours. In a somewhat detailed account, Diamond takes the scientific approach, providing the step-by-step analysis of the factors causing the demise of a number of cultures beginning with the situation in Montana's Bitterroot Valley. It presents an ominous sign of the future due to historic neglect, disagreements among newcomers and old timers as to possible solutions and lack of financing. Although "modern" in its causes and solutions, Montana's problems often parallel similar issues in older societies that once flourished in various parts of the world, such as Easter Island, Polynesia the Anasazi of SW U.S.:the Mayan culture of Mesoamerica and many others.Recommended reading for all who care about future generations.
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