In scope and in vision Christopher Dawson’s historiography ranks with the work of men like Spengler, Northrop, and Toynbee. Several major themes run through D

Many historical processes are dynamic. Populations grow and decline. Empires expand and collapse. Religions spread and wither. Natural scientists have made grea

People have always lived in families, but what that means has varied dramatically across time and cultures. The family is not a "natural" phenomenon but an inst