Manoil

End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites and the Path of Political Disintegration

Description: A brilliant new theory of how society works from one of the most iconoclastic thinkers of our time What leads to political turbulence and social breakdown? How do elites maintain their dominant position? And why do ruling classes sometimes suddenly lose their grip on power? For decades, complexity scientist Peter Turchin has been studying world history like no one else. Assembling vast databases mined from 10,000 years of human activity, and then developing new models, he has transformed the way we learn from the past. End Times is the result- a ground-breaking account of how society works. The lessons, he argues, are clear. When the balance of power between the ruling class and the majority tips too far in favour of elites, income inequality surges. The rich get richer, the poor further impoverished. As more people try to join the elite, frustration with the establishment brims over, often with disastrous consequences. Elite overproduction led to state breakdown in imperial China, in medieval France, in the American Civil War - and it is happening now. But while we are far along the path toward violent political rupture, Turchin's models also light the way to a brighter future. Drawing insight from those occasions in history where the balance was restored, End Times also points towards a different future- an escape from the patterns of the past.

Price: 25.13 AUD

Location: Los Angeles, CA

End Time: 2024-12-05T13:40:58.000Z

Shipping Cost: N/A AUD

Product Images

End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites and the Path of Political DisintegrationEnd Times: Elites, Counter-Elites and the Path of Political Disintegration

Item Specifics

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 60 Days

Return policy details:

EAN: 9780141999289

UPC: 9780141999289

ISBN: 9780141999289

MPN: N/A

Format: Paperback, 368 pages

Author: Peter Turchin

Book Title: End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites and the Path of

Item Height: 1.8 cm

Item Length: 19.8 cm

Item Weight: 0.27 kg

Item Width: 12.9 cm

Language: Eng

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Recommended

Heaven: Biblical Answers to Common Questions (Booklet) by Alcorn, Randy
Heaven: Biblical Answers to Common Questions (Booklet) by Alcorn, Randy

$4.05

View Details
End Times Productions Official Repent Or Perish T-Shirt Made in USA S To 4XL
End Times Productions Official Repent Or Perish T-Shirt Made in USA S To 4XL

$17.99

View Details
Where Do We Go from Here?: How Tomorrowâ??s Prophecies Foreshadow Todayâ? - GOOD
Where Do We Go from Here?: How Tomorrowâ??s Prophecies Foreshadow Todayâ? - GOOD

$3.73

View Details
End Times by Peter Turchin, NEW Paperback.....
End Times by Peter Turchin, NEW Paperback.....

$15.95

View Details
Kindred - Paperback By Octavia E. Butler - VERY GOOD
Kindred - Paperback By Octavia E. Butler - VERY GOOD

$4.90

View Details
23 Minutes In Hell: One Mans Story About What He Saw, Heard, and Fe - VERY GOOD
23 Minutes In Hell: One Mans Story About What He Saw, Heard, and Fe - VERY GOOD

$4.10

View Details
The Rise of Babylon: Sign of the End Times - Paperback - GOOD
The Rise of Babylon: Sign of the End Times - Paperback - GOOD

$3.83

View Details
Days Without End - Paperback By Sebastian Barry - GOOD
Days Without End - Paperback By Sebastian Barry - GOOD

$4.12

View Details
Nostradamus & End Times: Prophecies of Apocalypse [New DVD] Full Frame
Nostradamus & End Times: Prophecies of Apocalypse [New DVD] Full Frame

$18.20

View Details
What Happens Next  by Max Lucado   (Hardcover 2024 )
What Happens Next by Max Lucado (Hardcover 2024 )

$18.90

View Details