Rebecca Storey - Rome and the Classic Maya: Comparing the Slow Collapse of Civilizations

Rome and the Classic Maya- Front Cover -- Rome and the Classic Maya -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Concept of Slow Collapse -- A Parable for Our Time? -- How Our Model of Collapse Plays Out -- Chapter 2: The Flood of Catastrophe Books and Rethinking the Concept of Collapse -- Other Books on Collapse -- Is the Concern for Collapse Overblown? -- Chapter 3: Introduction to the Case Studies: The Archaeological Evidence -- Archaeology and the Fall of Rome -- The Archaeology of Decline -- Archaeological Evidence for Diminution of Occupied Sites -- Archaeological Evidence for the Drop in Standard of Living -- The Classic Maya Collapse -- The Postclassic Maya World -- Maya Collapse Dissections -- Summary -- Chapter 4: The Political Economy of Collapse -- Introduction -- The Roman Empire -- The Classic Maya -- Summary -- Chapter 5: The Political Dimension of Collapse -- Introduction -- The Roman Empire -- The Classic Maya -- Summary -- Chapter 6: The Social Dimension of Collapse -- Introduction -- The Roman Empire -- The Classic Maya -- Summary -- Chapter 7: The Environmental Dimension of Collapse -- The Roman Empire -- The Classic Maya -- Health and Environment in the Maya Lowlands and Roman Empire -- Summary -- Chapter 8: The Validity of the Concept of Slow Collapse and Human Resilience -- Conclusion to the Roman Case Study -- Conclusion to the Classic Maya Case Study -- Terminology: Last Thoughts -- Two Final Heresies -- Lessons for the Future -- A Real Problem: An Increasing Gap between Rich and Poor -- Final Words -- References -- Index.