Sociology 2151A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Oswald Spengler, Lewis Mumford, Yongle Emperor
19 Oct 2017
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At some point, the soul of the city emerges: spengler also believed that the countryside never has a soul in the sense, it is a. Landscape at most, never a world : thus, we find that the essence of ancient greece is symbolized by athens, islam by. Baghdad: most view spengler"s theory as modest because few accept his cyclical idea of historical change. Ex. line up when waiting for a bus: they are shared values, and beliefs that make it possible for people to become part of an inclusive community. 9. 3. 1: case study: ming beijing: situated in northeastern china to protect against invaders, ruled by the yuan (mongol), kublai khan transformed beijing into a capital city in the. Soon after they were overthrown by the ming dynasty in 1368, and the emperor yung lo spared no expense turning the city into a shrine of chinese culture and to himself as the head of that culture.
