The Decline of the West
Since its first publication more than eighty years ago, The Decline of the West has ranked as one of the most widely read and talked about books of our time. A sweeping account of Western culture by a historian of legendary intellect, it is an astonishingly informed, forcefully eloquent,...
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Since its first publication more than eighty years ago, The Decline of the West has ranked as one of the most widely read and talked about books of our time. A sweeping account of Western culture by a historian of legendary intellect, it is an astonishingly informed, forcefully eloquent, thrillingly controversial work that advances a world view based on the cyclical rise and fall of civilizations. This abridgment presents the most significant of Oswald Spengler’s arguments, linked by illuminating explanatory passages. It makes available in one volume a masterpiece of grand-scale history and far-reaching prophesy that remains essential reading for anyone interested in the factors that determine the course of civilizations.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781400097005 (1400097002)
Publish date: April 11th 2006
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
History,
Literature,
European Literature,
20th Century,
Culture,
Politics,
Philosophy,
Sociology,
German Literature,
World History