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The Evolution of Civilizations

An Introduction to Historical Analysis

by Carroll Quigley · 1979 · 444 pages

Bill Clinton
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About This Book

An analytical framework for understanding the lifecycle of civilizations through seven distinct stages. Quigley defines a civilization as a society with an 'instrument of expansion' and explains how decline occurs when these productive instruments harden into rigid, self-serving institutions.

Genres

PhilosophyHistorySociety & Politics

Topics

Critical ThinkingDecision MakingInnovationOrganizational CultureResilienceSystems Thinking

Book Details

Published

1979

Pages

444

Language

en

ISBN

9780913966570

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