Ages of Discord

Book • 2016

Mentioned by

Mentioned by

Peter Turchin

as one of his books on the current precarious state of Western society.

Mentioned by

Niall Ferguson

when discussing models of civilizational breakdown and their application to the United States.

Mentioned by

C. Derick Varn

in relation to his theories on elite overproduction and societal instability.

Mentioned by

Matt Smith

, who notes that this book by Peter Turchin is better than "End Times".

Mentioned as the focus of the lecture series and concerning American history.

Mentioned by

Jack Beatty

in relation to the dangers of societal breakdown and violence led by an overproduction of elites.

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