Kollaps

The SPIEGEL bestseller and classic non-fiction book about the collapse of civilizations – now in the Fischer Forum series. The decline always begins in the same way: climate catastrophes, exploitation of nature, rapid population growth, political miscalculations. Why did civilizations like the Mayans and the Vikings perish while others managed to survive? And what will deliver the fatal blow to our current society? In "Collapse: Why Societies Survive or Fail," bestselling author Jared Diamond addresses these pressing questions. Based on the latest research, he illustrates, using examples from China, Australia, and Africa, what we must do to avoid ecological self-destruction and our own downfall. The Fischer Forum series reissues the central milestones from the non-fiction program of S. Fischer: books with timeless themes and strong content that allow us to rediscover the world time and again.