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Collapse of Complex Societies 1ed (New Studies in Archaeology)




Collapse of Complex Societies 1ed (New Studies in Archaeology) by Dr Joseph Tainter


complexity
structure - uniform or differentiation
organization needed?
"complexity simplifies and regularises"
What about the capability factor?
Hitting the limits i.e Lets say huge section sof stadiums and restroom overflow. Is one section cordoned off from the other atleast by design. Like how it happens in the flights, where if you dont have one available, only then you go to the farther one.

Rise

 Can rise be seen as scale-free correlations ,"formations that most closely resemble criticality in their characteristics, this being the exact point at which systems stand on the brink of a radical transformation, such as water becoming ice or snow turning to avalanche. "


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