The Decline of the West, Vol. 2

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Author

Spengler, Oswald, 1880-1936

Title

The decline of the West, Volume 2 : Perspectives of world-history

Original Publication

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928.

Credits

Sean (@parchmentglow)

Language

English

LoC Class

CB: History: History of civilization

Subject

Civilization -- History

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 78914

Release Date

June 22, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE DECLINE OF THE WEST PERSPECTIVES OF WORLD-HISTORY
2. 2.TRANSLATOR’S NOTE
3. 3.TABLE OF GERMAN AND ENGLISH PAGES
4. 4.CONTENTS OF VOLUME II
5. 5.CHAPTER I ORIGIN AND LANDSCAPE (A) THE COSMIC AND THE MICROCOSM — I⁠ [1] — II — III — IV — V
6. 6.CHAPTER II ORIGIN AND LANDSCAPE (B) THE GROUP OF THE HIGHER CULTURES — I — II — III — IV — V — VI
7. 7.CHAPTER III ORIGIN AND LANDSCAPE (C) THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE CULTURES — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII — VIII
8. 8.CHAPTER IV CITIES AND PEOPLES (A) THE SOUL OF THE CITY — II — III — IV — V — VI
9. 9.CHAPTER V CITIES AND PEOPLES (B) PEOPLES, RACES, TONGUES — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII — VIII
10. 10.CHAPTER VI CITIES AND PEOPLES (C) PRIMITIVES, CULTURE-PEOPLES, FELLAHEEN — I — II — III — IV — V
11. 11.CHAPTER VII PROBLEMS OF THE ARABIAN CULTURE (A) HISTORIC PSEUDOMORPHOSES — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII PROBLEMS OF THE ARABIAN CULTURE (B) THE MAGIAN SOUL — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII
13. 13.CHAPTER IX PROBLEMS OF THE ARABIAN CULTURE (C) PYTHAGORAS, MOHAMMED, CROMWELL — I⁠ [463] — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII
14. 14.CHAPTER X THE STATE (A) THE PROBLEM OF THE ESTATES—NOBILITY AND PRIESTHOOD — I⁠ [569] — II — III — IV — V
15. 15.CHAPTER XI THE STATE (B) STATE AND HISTORY — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII — VIII — X {sic}
16. 16.CHAPTER XII THE STATE (C) PHILOSOPHY OF POLITICS — I — II — III — IV
17. 17.CHAPTER XIII THE FORM-WORLD OF ECONOMIC LIFE (A) MONEY — I — II — III — IV — V
18. 18.CHAPTER XIV THE FORM-WORLD OF ECONOMIC LIFE (B) THE MACHINE — I — II — III
19. 19.INDEX
20. 20.[FOOTNOTES] — Transcriber’s notes

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