Came across this book by Joseph A. Tainter, The Collapse of Complex Societies, when doing a search for Colin Renfrew, who has apparently written about the collapse of complex societies.

Professor Lord Renfrew, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
International Balzan Prize Foundation - Colin Renfrew
Edge: COLIN RENFREW and EDGE 3rd Culture: A TALK WITH COLIN RENFREW
Colin Renfrew on recent human evolution
Gene Expression: Colin Renfrew as a vector for misinformation
Technology Review: Our Past Within Us
Colin Renfrew expands our understanding of cognitive archaeology
ecologically collapsing and retrenching civilisations: written sources
Reflection: Catastrophe?

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Imperial Ends: The Decay, Collapse, and Revival of Empires