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  1. goodreads.com › book › showThe Ruins of Empires - Goodreads

    The Ruins of Empires. Constantin-François de Chassebœuf de Volney. 3.98. 191 ratings46 reviews. From first-hand observations and study, Volney demonstrates that early Nile Valley Africans provided a basis for the civilization of his time. Genres History Philosophy Religion Nonfiction Classics France Politics. ...more. 228 pages, Paperback.

  2. www.gutenberg.org › files › 1397The Ruins, by C. F. Volney, - Project Gutenberg

    May 3, 2006 · THE RUINS, or Meditations on the Revolutions of Empires—1791. ACCOUNT OF THE PRESENT STATE OF CORSICA—1793. THE LAW OF NATURE, or Physical Principles of Morality—1793.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Constantin_François_deConstantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney - Wikipedia

    Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney (3 February 1757 – 25 April 1820) was a French philosopher, abolitionist, writer, orientalist, and politician who was made Commander of the Legion of honour in 1804, Count of the empire in 1808, and a Peer of France by Louis XVIII.

  4. www.amazon.com › Ruins-Meditation-RevolutionsThe Ruins of Empires: Volney, Count Constantine Francis ...

    Apr 2, 1991 · But in a world beset by massive government deficits and resurgent religious conflict, Volney's Ruins of Empires provides a roadmap for the future. In a word, Volney's Ruins isn't about Yesterday. It's about Today and Tomorrow.

    • Count Constantine Francis Volney

  5. www.amazon.in › Ruins-Empires-C-F-Volney › dpThe Ruins of Empires: And the Law of Nature - Amazon.in

    Volney's Ruins of Empires (Les Ruines, 1791) is a lost classic in Western Literature. Thomas Jefferson like the book so much he anonymously translated it into English.

    • C.F. Volney

  6. knarf.english.upenn.edu › Volney › volney00Volney's Ruins - University of Pennsylvania

    The Ruins of Empire. By C. F. Volney. THE RUINS, OR, MEDITATION ON THE REVOLUTIONS OF EMPIRES: AND THE LAW OF NATURE, BY C. F. VOLNEY, COMTE ET PAIR DE FRANCE, COMMANDER DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR, MEMBRE DE L' ACADÉMIE FRANÇAISE, ET DE PLUSIEURS AUTRES SOCIÉTÉS SAVANTES.

  7. knarf.english.upenn.edu › Volney › volneytpVolney, The Ruins, Contents - University of Pennsylvania

    Chapter 9: Origin of Government and Laws. Chapter 10: General Causes of the Prosperity of Ancient States. Chapter 11: General Causes of the Revolutions and Ruin of Ancient States. Chapter 12: Lessons of Times Past Repeated on the Present.