The subtitle of Jacques's book refers to "the end of the western world", but he is not claiming the west is going to collapse or disappear.

雅克那本书的副标题为“西方世界的结束”，但他并不是宣称西方将崩溃或消失。

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In his book Collapse, Jared Diamond shows how ecological crisis is often the prelude to social catatrosphe(6).

杰拉德·戴蒙德在他的著作《崩溃》中展示了生态危机为什么往往是社会大灾难的前奏(6)。

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In this book, Thubron travels through the countries of Central Asia shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

本书描述了萨布伦在苏联解体后不久游历中亚诸国的经历。

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