{"product_id":"9781101629352","title":"Norse Greenland: A Controlled Experiment in Collapse--A Selection from Collapse (Penguin Tracks)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA timely and fascinating exploration of the collapse of prehistoric Norse society in Greenland—excerpted from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jared Diamond’s \u003ci\u003eCollapse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis excerpt from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling book \u003ci\u003eCollapse\u003c\/i\u003e takes a timely and fascinating look at prehistoric Norse Greenland—the closest approximation of a controlled experiment in collapse in history. One island, two unique societies (Norse and Inuit). Only one of these societies would succeed—the other would fail. But how? With his trademark accessibility and comprehensiveness, Diamond documents how environmental damage, climate change, loss of friendly contacts and the rise of hostile ones, and the unique political, economic, and social settings of prehistoric Greenland combine to demonstrate exactly why and how societies choose to fail or succeed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJared Diamond's latest book, \u003ci\u003eThe World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?\u003c\/i\u003e, is available from Viking.\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120966287600,"sku":"9781101629352","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101629352_p0.jpg?v=1763689392","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101629352","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}