Tragedy and Hope

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I recently undertook a daunting quest, by opening the book Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley.  It was published in 1966, and while much has changed since then, the book is so accurate in so many ways.

This tome is over 1300 pages (the author apologized for the heft of the book in the introduction), and covers history from 1885-1950.

But Dr Quigley includes quite a bit about Mesopotamia and other early societies.

His basic tenet is that all cultures go through various stages, from expansion to growth to crisis to universal rule to destruction, and that there is little variance from culture to culture.

I'm certainly much, much closer to the beginning of the book than to its end, but so far, I can see remarkable similarities between what has happened to previous cultures, and what is happening in the world right now.

For now, I'm giving it a thumbs up. Not sure how long I will be able to keep at it, but the book is well-written, methodical, and understandable.

[Jolly]

His basic tenet is that all cultures go through various stages, from expansion to growth to crisis to universal rule to destruction, and that there is little variance from culture to culture.

One of the reasons the Bible is so relevant. Times may change. Human nature does not.

[fordy]

.............I'm going to stop by our local library and see , if , they have a copy ! My last 'long' read was......Winds of War , and it's sequel ........which I loved . 1,300 pages will take me all summer to read , but I stay inside during the hot months and so I have nothing else to do except take long naps . , Thanks , fordy

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Let me know how it goes for you, maybe we can discuss it.