Civilization and Beyond

by Scott Nearing

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Social Science Institute, Harborside, Maine

August 1975

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Preface: Learning from History
Introduction: Thoughts about History and Civilization

• Part I. The Pageant of Experiment With Civilization
  • CHAPTER ONE: EXPERIMENTS IN EGYPT AND EURASIA
  • CHAPTER TWO: ROME'S OUTSTANDING EXPERIMENT
  • CHAPTER THREE: THE ORIGINS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATIONS
  • CHAPTER FOUR: THE LIFE CYCLE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
  • CHAPTER FIVE: FEATURES COMMON TO CIVILIZATIONS
• Part II. A Social Analysis of Civilization
  • CHAPTER SIX: THE POLITICS OF CIVILIZATION
  • CHAPTER SEVEN: THE ECONOMICS OF CIVILIZATION
  • CHAPTER EIGHT: THE SOCIOLOGY OF CIVILIZATION
  • CHAPTER NINE: IDEOLOGIES OF CIVILIZATION
• Part III. Civilization Is Becoming Obsolete
  • CHAPTER TEN: WORLDWIDE REVOLUTION DISRUPTS CIVILIZATION
  • CHAPTER ELEVEN: WESTERN CIVILIZATION ATTEMPTS SUICIDE (1914-1945)
  • CHAPTER TWELVE: TALKING PEACE AND WAGING WAR
• Part IV. Steps Beyond Civilization
  • CHAPTER THIRTEEN: TEN BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A NEW WORLD
  • CHAPTER FOURTEEN: MOVING TOWARD WORLD FEDERATION
  • CHAPTER FIFTEEN: INTEGRATING A WORLD ECONOMY
  • CHAPTER SIXTEEN: CONSERVING OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
  • CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: REVAMPING THE SOCIAL LIFE OF THE PLANET
  • CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: MAN COULD CHANGE HUMAN NATURE
  • CHAPTER NINETEEN: MAN COULD BREAK OUT OF THE AGE-LONG PRISON HOUSE OF CIVILIZATION AND ENTER A NEW WORLD

Suggested Readings and References