Disruption : why things change / David Potter.

9780197518854 (ebook) :

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.

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'Disruption' is about radical change-why it happens and how. Drawing on case studies ranging from the fourth century AD through the twentieth century, we look at how long-established systems of government and thought are challenged, how new institutions are created, and new ideas become powerful. While paying attention to the underlying political, intellectual, economic, and environmental sources of social disruption, we will see that no matter what similarities there might be between forces that shake different societies, these underlying factors do not dictate specific outcomes.

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August 18, 2021

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