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The Book Club: Peter Turchin

The Book Club: Peter Turchin

Best of the Spectator · The Spectator

June 7, 202348m 51s

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<div>In this week's Book Club podcast I talk to Peter Turchin about his new book <em>End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites and the Path of Political Disintegration. </em>He proposes a scientific theory of history, mapping the underlying forces that have led to the collapse of states from the ancient world to the present day, and warns of very turbulent times ahead indeed. </div> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>