War and Peace and War

War and Peace and War
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 405
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ISBN-10 : 0452288193
ISBN-13 : 9780452288195
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis War and Peace and War by : Peter Turchin

Argues that the key to the formation of an empire lies in a society's capacity for collective action, resulting from people banding together to confront a common enemy, and describing how the growth of empires leads to a growing dichotomy between rich and poor, increasing conflict instead of cooperation, and inevitable dissolution. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.