End times : elites, counter-elites and the path of political disintegration
Turchin, Peter, 1957-2024
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One of the most iconoclastic thinkers of our time offers a brilliant new theory of how society works 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.
Main title:
Author:
Turchin, Peter, 1957-, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2024.
Collation:
368 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2023.
ISBN:
9780141999289 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
2695358