Why did the most advanced civilization in the world lose its power and fall under the domination of others? This book ex
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Table of contents :
Content: Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Lessons of the Battlefield
Chapter 2 The Quest for Wealth and Power
Chapter 3 Social and Cultural Barriers
Chapter 4 Modernization and Social Equality
Chapter 5 Secularism and the Civil Society
Chapter 6 Time, Space, and Modernity
Chapter 7 Aspects of Cultural Change
Conclusion
Afterword
Notes
Index.