Biohistory : decline and fall of the West

Biohistory : decline and fall of the West /

"Biohistory is a revolutionary new theory that explores the biological and behavioural underpinnings of social change, including the rise and fall of civilisations. Informed by significant research into the physiological basis of behaviour conducted by author Dr Jim Penman and a team of scienti...

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Main Author: Penman, Jim
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015
Subjects:
Sociobiology.
Social evolution.
Civilization, Western.
Social change.
Civilization > history
Social Behavior
Social Change
Sociobiology > history
Cultural Evolution
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Of science and temperament
  • Food restriction
  • The civilization factor
  • Aggression
  • Infancy and childhood
  • The rise of the West
  • The civilization cycle
  • Lemming cycles
  • War
  • Recession and tyranny
  • Why regimes fall and civilizations collapse
  • Rome
  • The stability factor
  • China and India
  • The triumph of the fundamentalists
  • The decline of the West
  • The future.

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