Bibliograph

Ages of discord, a structural-demographic analysis of American history, Peter Turchin

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Ages of discord, a structural-demographic analysis of American history, Peter Turchin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-260) and index

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ages of discord

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

960053741

Responsibility statement

Peter Turchin

Sub title

a structural-demographic analysis of American history

Table Of Contents

A theoretical introduction (Multi-secular cycles in historical and modern societies ; Modeling structural-demographic processes) -- Overview of structural demographic variables: 1780-2010 (Demography and wellbeing ; Elite dynamics -- The state -- Dynamics of sociopolitical instability) -- A complete secular cycle: from the revolution to the great depression, c.1780-1930 (Long-term trends, 1780-1930 : a synthesis ; Antebellum Era ; Road to civil war : a dynamical model of Antebellum America ; From the gilded age to the New Deal) -- Current secular cycle : from the Great Depression to the present, c.1930-2010 (Long-term trends, 1930-2010 : a synthesis ; From the New Deal to the Reagan revolution : a dynamical model ; Social pressures towards instability : from the Reagan revolution to the troubles of our times ; Conclusion: two ages of discord)

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