Laws of History

<p>This is an original and controversial reflection on the course of human history and a remarkable attempt to develop a scientific model of laws for the social sciences. It:<br> * considers the nature of laws and the reasons we might expect to find them in history<br>* employs an underlying framework concerning societal dynamics, historical change, and institutional change, which are in fact the laws of history.<br> This volume consolidates the author''s previous research in <em>The Dynamic Society</em> and <em>The Ephemeral Civilization</em>.</p>