[Marxism] Why civilizations rise and fall

[Peggy Dobbins]

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I think it has to do with the origin ("emergence" or "dialectical evolution") 
of "surplus labor time, due to one, yet due the other"

Cf "...dwelling in tents: Gen. 25" esp. panel 5, Hebrew myth of origin of 
social surplus 

Peggy Powell Dobbins 
Sociology as an Art Form
www.peggydobbins.net


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Re: [Marxism] Why civilizations rise and fall

[michael perelman]

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I am only 1/3 through with the book, which does pay attention to
institutional rigidies, despite what the reviewer says.  City size
does seem to be a useful metric for ancient societies because it takes
a considerable organization to maintain a large city.  Think of Rome's
great sewers and acquaducts.

Today, the technology for managing Lagos is well known.  In ancient
times it was not.

The reviewer took an interesting book, ran it through a neo-classical
sausage machine and found it wanting.

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