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Using world history to predict the future of government
Using world history to predict the future of government
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Civilizations rise and fall according to their nature and stage of maturity. What is a civilization? This book follows the definition introduced in the book “Five Epochs of Civilization” by William McGaughey (Thistlerose Publications, 2000) which is further discussed on the web site http://www.worldhistorysite.com.
By this definition, civilization is a worldwide social/cultural complex that begins with the introduction of a new communication technology. It produces a characteristic institution - for instance, government, or world religion, or commerce and education - during each epoch of world history. The institution then becomes fully developed.
This series of books considers the institutions as they enter an epoch beyond that when they were initially formed. Changes take place in accordance with the themes of the new age.
We are now in the fourth epoch of world history heading into a fifth. How has government, a creation of the first epoch, changed in the second, third, and fourth epochs; and what is its likely fate in the fifth? The same questions can be asked about world religion and about commerce and secular education, products of the second and third epochs respectively. It may be too soon to ask about the entertainment industry, product of the fourth epoch.
This book considers the institution of government. In the long sweep of history, it discusses how the pendulum has swung between idea-centered communities and those based on ethnicity or race.
By this definition, civilization is a worldwide social/cultural complex that begins with the introduction of a new communication technology. It produces a characteristic institution - for instance, government, or world religion, or commerce and education - during each epoch of world history. The institution then becomes fully developed.
This series of books considers the institutions as they enter an epoch beyond that when they were initially formed. Changes take place in accordance with the themes of the new age.
We are now in the fourth epoch of world history heading into a fifth. How has government, a creation of the first epoch, changed in the second, third, and fourth epochs; and what is its likely fate in the fifth? The same questions can be asked about world religion and about commerce and secular education, products of the second and third epochs respectively. It may be too soon to ask about the entertainment industry, product of the fourth epoch.
This book considers the institution of government. In the long sweep of history, it discusses how the pendulum has swung between idea-centered communities and those based on ethnicity or race.
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