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Jared Diamond sobre los motivos del colapso de las sociedades

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¿Por qué fracasan las sociedades? Con lecciones extraídas de los nórdicos de la Edad de Hierro en Groenlandia, de la deforestada Isla de Pascua o de la actual Montana, Jared Diamond habla sobre los indicios del colapso social y de cómo prevenirlo si lo observamos a tiempo.

Jared Diamond investigates why cultures prosper or decline. In his latest book, he suggests that technological civilization is only a fraction of the human narrative. Full bio »

Translated into Spanish by Daniel Martin
Reviewed by Mauricio Puerta Armenta
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