Author: Isaac TaylorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transmission of texts
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
History of the transmission of ancient books to modern times, etc
Author: Isaac TaylorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transmission of texts
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Essays on history, particularly the Jewish, Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman, etc
Author: John HOLLAND (of Bolton-in-the-Moors.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Historical Dynamics
Author: Peter TurchinPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400889316
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Many historical processes are dynamic. Populations grow and decline. Empires expand and collapse. Religions spread and wither. Natural scientists have made great strides in understanding dynamical processes in the physical and biological worlds using a synthetic approach that combines mathematical modeling with statistical analyses. Taking up the problem of territorial dynamics--why some polities at certain times expand and at other times contract--this book shows that a similar research program can advance our understanding of dynamical processes in history. Peter Turchin develops hypotheses from a wide range of social, political, economic, and demographic factors: geopolitics, factors affecting collective solidarity, dynamics of ethnic assimilation/religious conversion, and the interaction between population dynamics and sociopolitical stability. He then translates these into a spectrum of mathematical models, investigates the dynamics predicted by the models, and contrasts model predictions with empirical patterns. Turchin's highly instructive empirical tests demonstrate that certain models predict empirical patterns with a very high degree of accuracy. For instance, one model accounts for the recurrent waves of state breakdown in medieval and early modern Europe. And historical data confirm that ethno-nationalist solidarity produces an aggressively expansive state under certain conditions (such as in locations where imperial frontiers coincide with religious divides). The strength of Turchin's results suggests that the synthetic approach he advocates can significantly improve our understanding of historical dynamics.
China opened; or, A display of the topography, history ... etc. of the Chinese empire, revised by A. Reed
Author: Karl Friedrich A. GützlaffPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
On the art both of writing and judging of History, etc
Author: Pierre LE MOYNE (Jesuit.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Michigan Bibliography: Books, pamphlets, etc
Author: A History of the Holy Bible, Etc
Author: Thomas STACKHOUSE (Vicar of Beenham.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Writings on American History
Author: A Cyclopædia of Biblical Geography, Biography, Natural History, Etc. [With Illustrations.]
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Author: John Parker LAWSON (and WILSON (John Marius))Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 878
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