The Law of Civilization and Decay: An Essay on History

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With an Introduction by CHARLES A. BEARD

Author(s): Brooks Adams
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Year: 1943

Language: English
Pages: 349+xi
City: New York

Introduction by Charles A. Beard, 3
Preface, 57
I. The Romans, 62
II. The Middle Age, 97
III. The First Crusade, 120
IV. The Second Crusade, 138
V. The Fall of Constantinople, 154
VI. The Suppression of the Temple, 175
VII. The English Reformation, 200
VIII. The Suppression of the Convents, 226
IX. The Eviction of the Yeomen, 244
X. Spain and India, 277
XI. Modern Centralization, 297
XII. Conclusion, 326
Index, follows page 349