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Looking at history, when an empire falls, it is a slow and terrible descent into really awful times. I think this is the stage we are currently in.
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Toshi 1y ago

Do you know of any good books regarding the topic of falling empires?

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The Beave 1y ago

I don't, but, we can tap into the hive mind for answers.

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Toshi 1y ago

Thanks. It worked ;)

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[ARCHIVED] Jay 1y ago

Arnold Toynbee's works.

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Toshi 1y ago

Thanks

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Toshi 1y ago

Wow. Never heard of this guy.

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[ARCHIVED] Jay 1y ago

I still have to finish the abridged versions of his history of civilizations, but the parts that I read were fairly interesting. I think there's a lot to be learned from his analysis.

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Minnaar 1y ago

"When Money Dies"

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Toshi 1y ago

Read it until the middle, never finished. Crazy stuff. Especially for me because I’m Austrian.

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Jordan Richner 1y ago

The Sovereign Individual

The Fourth Turning is Here

These are the books I recommend on this topic. Neither are directly about "falling empires" per se, but both extensively discuss massive societal changes.

Sovereign Individual compares transition of feudal Europe into industrial nation states to today's transition into the information age.

Fourth Turning looks at history through the lens of generational cycles.

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Toshi 1y ago

I need to read The Sovereign Individual.

The Fourth Turning was great.

Thanks