{"product_id":"fall-of-civilizations-paul-cooper-9781335001139","title":"Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"Cooper is a phenomenon...a gifted collector of historical jigsaw pieces.\" --Max Hastings, \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e (UK)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBased on the podcast with over one hundred million downloads, \u003cem\u003eFall of Civilizations\u003c\/em\u003e brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross the centuries, we journey from the great empires of Mesopotamia to those of Khmer and Vijayanagara in Asia and Songhai in West Africa; from Byzantium to the Maya, Inca and Aztecs of Central America; from Roman Britain to Rapa Nui. With meticulous research, breathtaking insight and dazzling, empathic storytelling, historian and novelist Paul Cooper evokes the majesty and jeopardy of these ancient civilizations, and asks what it might have felt like for a person alive at the time to witness the end of their world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for the Podcast \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Excellent.\" --\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGuardian\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Paul Cooper has a historian's cool for what we know and what we don't...but a novelist's eye for vivid details.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Cooper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1335001131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781335001139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanover Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.31w x 1.13d","brand":"Paul Cooper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47612013117695,"sku":"9781335001139","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc9cd4c1-dcb8-4738-8a07-fde720102d28.jpg?v=1764517596","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fall-of-civilizations-paul-cooper-9781335001139","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}