{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-civilizations-an-introduction-to-historical-analysis-9780913966570","title":"The Evolution of Civilizations: An Introduction to Historical Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarroll 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 students.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike the course, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Evolution of Civilizations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a comprehensive and perceptive look at the factors behind the rise and fall of civilizations. Quigley examines the application of scientific method to the social sciences, then establishes his historical hypotheses. He poses a division of culture into six levels from the abstract to the more concrete. He then tests those hypotheses by a detailed analysis of five major civilizations: the Mesopotamian, the Canaanite, the Minoan, the classical, and the Western.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuigley defines a civilization as \"a producing society with an instrument of expansion.\" A civilization's decline is not inevitable but occurs when its \u003cem\u003einstrument\u003c\/em\u003e of expansion is transformed into an \u003cem\u003einstitution\u003c\/em\u003e--that is, when social arrangements that meet real social needs are transformed into social institutions serving their own purposes regardless of real social needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-562645\"\u003eCarroll Quigley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liberty Fund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780913966570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0913966576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS039000\"\u003eCivilization\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Liberty Fund","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42705020190957,"sku":"9780913966570","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_9cae65e9-dca4-4ade-9a04-98ce46825a9f.jpg?v=1650007417","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-evolution-of-civilizations-an-introduction-to-historical-analysis-9780913966570","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}