War and Peace and War

The Rise and Fall of Empires

Peter Turchin

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Penguin
27 February 2007

History; General & world history

From the author of End Times

In War and Peace and War, Peter Turchinuses his expertise in evolutionary biology tooffer 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.

By: Peter Turchin
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: annotated edition
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780452288195
ISBN 10: 0452288193
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 27 February 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active