Decline in History

by James Thomson

Book Overview

The study of decline in history deserves as much attention as progress, and yet there are very few comparative studies available. This book fills that gap. Drawing on the works of Immanuel Wallerstein, Fernand Braudel, Michael Mann and Jonathan Israel to inform his approach, Thomson examines the experience of decline in history with particular reference to Europe. He argues that the history of Afro-Asian and European civilizations has been characterized...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745614256
• ISBN13: 9780745614250
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"