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Title: Why Societies Collapse: Jared Diamond at Princeton University.

Authors: Diamond, J.

Citation: Diamond, J. 2002. Why Societies Collapse: Jared Diamond at Princeton University. Loius Clark Vanuxem Lecture Series. Http://Www.Princeton.Edu/WebMedia/Lectures/.

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