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Are all great civilisations doomed?

If plague, war or natural disasters don’t destroy our own, then ‘a cascading systems failure’ seems likely, on past evidence, says Paul Cooper

Ancient moai of Ahu Togariki, Easter Island. [Getty Images] 
issue 04 May 2024

  • Fall of Civilisations: Stories of Greatness and Decline

    Paul Cooper

    Duckworth, pp. 544, £25

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