Autor Peter Turchin

Předpovědi brzkého kolapsu neodmyslitelně patří k životu každé civilizace, možnost pracovat s velkými daty dodala těmto předpovědím vědečtější základ. Peter Turchin se s pomocí ohromného souboru dat o prosperitě a zániku společností v časovém rozpětí…

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A brilliant new theory of how society works from one of the most iconoclastic thinkers of our timeWhat leads to political turbulence and social breakdown? How do elites maintain their dominant position? And why do ruling classes sometimes suddenly lose…

What was the tallest building of the ancient world? Or the average life expectancy in medieval Byzantium? Where did scientific writing first emerge? What was the bloodiest ritual human sacrifice ever? We are used to thinking about history in terms of…