Now civilizations, I believe, come to birth and proceed to grow by successfully responding to successive challenges. They break down and go to pieces if and when a challenge confronts them which they fail to meet.
“The contact of civilisations has always been, and will always continue to be, a ruling factor in human progress and failure.”
A comparative study of civilisations, examining how they emerge, grow, break down, interact and transmit religious and cultural traditions.
A collection of essays examining civilisational change, Western power, cultural encounters, religion, and the historical position of the post-war world.