02800nam 2200553 450 991046492590332120200520144314.01-61811-277-510.1515/9781618112774(CKB)3710000000088000(EBL)3110545(MiAaPQ)EBC3110545(DE-B1597)541211(OCoLC)872528286(DE-B1597)9781618112774(Au-PeEL)EBL3110545(CaPaEBR)ebr10837757(CaONFJC)MIL580351(EXLCZ)99371000000008800020140221d2014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierRise and decline of civilizations lessons for the Jewish people /Shalom Salomon Wald ; foreword by Shimon PeresBoston :Academic Studies Press,2014.1 online resource (452 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61811-276-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.part I. Questions of definition and methodology -- part II. Historians on rise and decline -- part III. Macro-historical conditions of rise, golden age, and decline -- part IV. Drivers of rise and decline of civilizations : general observations and Jewish history -- part V. Drivers of transformation : two case studies. Rise and Decline of Civilizations: Lessons for the Jewish People is a thought experiment in which the author examines the work of 23 historians of the last 2,400 years, from Thucydides to Jared Diamond, who describe the rise and decline of nations and civilizations. None of these is a historian of Judaism. The key question of the book is whether the reasons that explain the rise, decline, and fall of other civilizations could apply to the Jews as well. The answer of the author is a qualified yes. From the work of these historians he extracts 12 "drivers," or factors that explain rise and decline, from religion to natural catastrophes. Reviewing the Jewish history of more than 3,000 years against the background of these drivers opens fascinating new vistas for the general reader, and may be particularly useful to historians and politicians.JudaismHistoryWorld historyElectronic books.JudaismHistory.World history.909Wald Salomon1040982Peres Shimon252293Jewish People Policy Institute.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464925903321Rise and decline of civilizations2464223UNINA