War and Peace and War: The Rise and Fall of Empires
| AUTHOR | Turchin, Peter; Turchin, Peter |
| PUBLISHER | Plume Books (03/01/2007) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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From the author of End Times In War and Peace and War, Peter Turchin uses his expertise in evolutionary biology to offer a bold new theory about the course of world history. Turchin argues that the key to the formation of an empire is a society's capacity for collective action. He demonstrates that high levels of cooperation are found where people have to band together to fight off a common enemy, and that this kind of cooperation led to the formation of the Roman and Russian empires, and the United States. But as empires grow, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, conflict replaces cooperation, and dissolution inevitably follows. Eloquently argued and rich with historical examples, War and Peace and War offers a bold new theory about the course of world history with implications for nations today.
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ISBN-13:
9780452288195
ISBN-10:
0452288193
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
416
Carton Quantity:
36
Product Dimensions:
5.54 x 0.89 x 8.42 inches
Weight:
0.85 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product - Canadian,
Annotated,
Price on Product,
Maps,
Table of Contents
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
History | World - General
History | Military - Ancient
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
909
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From the author of End Times In War and Peace and War, Peter Turchin uses his expertise in evolutionary biology to offer a bold new theory about the course of world history. Turchin argues that the key to the formation of an empire is a society's capacity for collective action. He demonstrates that high levels of cooperation are found where people have to band together to fight off a common enemy, and that this kind of cooperation led to the formation of the Roman and Russian empires, and the United States. But as empires grow, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, conflict replaces cooperation, and dissolution inevitably follows. Eloquently argued and rich with historical examples, War and Peace and War offers a bold new theory about the course of world history with implications for nations today.
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