Rise and Decline of Civilizations - Lessons for the Jewish People (Hardcover)

'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 the 23 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 3000 years against the background of these drivers opens fascinating new vistas for the general reader, but may be particularly useful to historians and politicians.

General

Imprint:	Academic Studies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2014
First published:	September 2013
Authors:	Shalom Salomon Wald
Foreword by:	Shimon Peres
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	500
ISBN-13:	978-1-61811-276-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
LSN:	1-61811-276-7
Barcode:	9781618112767

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