Decadent Societies

Decadent Societies

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Robert M. Adams
Robert M. Adams
1983 • 196 pages

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Looks at the decline of the Roman Empire, the French monarchy, the Romanovs of Russia, and the British Empire and identifies the characteristics that accompany the demise of a culture

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