The Idea of Decline in Western History

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The Idea of Decline in Western History
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
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ISBN-10 : 9780684827919
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Book excerpt: Enth.: "Historical and Cultural Pessimism. Jacob Burckhardt and Friedrich Nietzsche" (S. 76-108).


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