The Rise and Fall of Society: An Essay on the Economic Forces That Underlie Social Institutions

By Frank S Meyer and Frank Chodorov

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Frank Chodorov adored the work of Albert Jay Nock, particularly Nock's writings on the State. And so Chodorov set out to do something implausible: to rework the Nock book in his own style. Rothbard wrote of this book: "Frank's final flowering was his last ideological testament, the brilliantly written The Rise and Fall of Society, published in 1959, at the age of 72." One reason it was overlooked is that it appeared after the takeover of the American right by statists and warmongers. The Old Right, of which Chodorov was a last survivor, had died out, so there was no one to promote this work. It is amazing that it was published at all. But thank goodness it was

• Format: Paperback
• Large Print: Yes
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479121452
• ISBN13: 9781479121458
• Release Date: January 1959
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.0"