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>>23184290
John Glubb, I rarely ever see him mentioned in threads like this.

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The Fate of Empires

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Probably this one

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I found pic related on AbeBooks. It's been pulled from Amazon.

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Has he ever been proven wrong?

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http://people.uncw.edu/kozloffm/glubb.pdf

26 pages

reading:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBLPDfu8XGQ

This is an analysis by Sir John Glubb of patters in a civilizations life cycle he noticed studying the great Arab Empires.

Six stages:
1. Age of Pioneer - A small group outburst
2. Age of Conquest - Group takes over territory
3. Age of Commerce - Large territory naturally leads to trade
4. Age of Affluence - Trade naturally leads to wealth
5. Age of Intellect - Excess wealth allows one to explore intellectual ideas
6. Age of Decadence -Excess wealth coupled with selfishness cause a society to decline < -- YOU ARE HERE

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