Civilization and Beyond - Learning from History

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Civilization and Beyond, by Scott NearingThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Civilization and Beyond Learning From HistoryAuthor: Scott NearingRelease Date: May 10, 2004 [EBook #12320]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CIVILIZATION AND BEYOND ***Produced by Matthew Mello and PG Distributed Proofreaders[Transcriber's note: The typographical errors of the original are preserved in this etext.]CIVILIZATION AND BEYONDLearning From HistoryBy Scott NearingThis book is not copyrighted. It may be reproduced by anybody and distributed in any quantity as a whole. It should not besummarized, abbreviated, garbled or chopped into out-of-context fragments.Social Science Institute, Harborside, MaineAugust 1975TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface INTRODUCTION: Thoughts about History and CivilizationPART I The Pageant of Experiments with Civilization 1. Experiments in Egypt and Eurasia 2. Rome's Outstanding Experiment 3. The Origins ofWestern Civilization 4. The Life Cycle of Western Civilization 5. Features Common to CivilizationsPART II A Social Analysis of Civilization 6. The Politics of Civilization 7. The Economics of Civilization 8. The Sociology of Civilization 9. Ideologies ofCivilizationPART ...