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- English Books
- Paperback 444 Pages
- Edition: 2Rev Ed
- ISBN-10: 0913966576
- ISBN-13: 9780913966570
- Publisher: Liberty Fund
- Pub date: Sep 01, 1979
- Dimensions: 1484 mm x 968 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover
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The book is not merely descriptive but analytical. To start off, Quigley spent a chapter astutely dissecting the nature of man and culture. Then, he identifies seven states of historical change for all civilizations: mixture, gestation, expansion, conflict, universal empire, decay, and invasion. He ... (continue)
The book is not merely descriptive but analytical. To start off, Quigley spent a chapter astutely dissecting the nature of man and culture. Then, he identifies seven states of historical change for all civilizations: mixture, gestation, expansion, conflict, universal empire, decay, and invasion. He also of course, in line with his scientific background, meticulously tests out these hypotheses by a detailed analysis of five major civilizations: the Mesopotamian, the Canaanite, the Minoan, the classical, and the Western.
Overall, the book had been a very slow read for me but it's well worth the time.
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