Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

2005 essay by Jared Diamond
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Summary

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed authored How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed — author (P50): Jared Diamond[3].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's instance of is recorded as How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed — instance of (P31): written work[4].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's genre is recorded as How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed — genre (P136): non-fiction[5].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's genre is recorded as How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed — genre (P136): essay[6].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's follows is recorded as How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed — follows (P155): Guns, Germs, and Steel[7].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's followed by is recorded as How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed — followed by (P156): The World Until Yesterday[8].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's language of work or name is recorded as How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed — language of work or name (P407): English[9].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's country of origin is recorded as How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed — country of origin (P495): United States[10].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's publication date is recorded as +2005-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04xzw8[12].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's Open Library ID is recorded as OL276557W[13].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's has edition or translation is recorded as How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed — has edition or translation (P747): Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (2005)[14].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's has edition or translation is recorded as How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed — has edition or translation (P747): Q138027543[15].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's main subject is recorded as How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed — main subject (P921): history[16].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 1070881[17].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Collapse'}[18].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed'}[19].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Comment les sociétés décident de leur disparition ou de leur survie'}[20].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's NNL item ID is recorded as 002714580[21].
  • Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's Penguin Random House work ID is recorded as 288954[22].

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Designation and Status

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed's instance of is recorded as How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed — instance of (P31): written work[4].

Why It Matters

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed ranks in the top 5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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