The Evolution of Civilizations : An Introduction to Historical Analysis

Carroll Quigley

ISBN 10: 0913966576 / ISBN 13: 9780913966570

Published by Liberty Fund Aug 1979, 1979

About this Item

Neuware - Carroll Quigley was a legendary teacher at the Georgetown School of Foreign Service. His course on the history of civilization was extraordinary in its scope and in its impact on his students.Like the course, 'The Evolution of Civilizations' is a comprehensive and perceptive look at the factors behind the rise and fall of civilizations.Quigley defines a civilization as 'a producing society with an instrument of expansion.' A civilization's decline is not inevitable but occurs when its 'instrument' of expansion is transformed into an 'institution'--that is, when social arrangements that meet real social needs are transformed into social institutions serving their own purposes regardless of real social needs.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Evolution of Civilizations : An Introduction to Historical Analysis
• Publisher: Liberty Fund Aug 1979
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0913966576
• ISBN 13: 9780913966570
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 231W x 154H x 32D millimeters 231 millimeters width by 154 millimeters height by 32 millimeters depth
• Weight: 662 grams

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Synopsis

"The Evolution of Civilizations" is a comprehensive and perceptive look at the factors behind the rise and fall of civilisations. Quigley defines a civilisation as "a producing society with an instrument of expansion". A civilisation's decline is not inevitable but occurs when its instrument of expansion is transformed into an institution -- that is, when social arrangements that meet real social needs are transformed into social institutions serving their own purposes regardless of real social needs.

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Carroll Quigley