Carolina QuotesStructural-demographic theory (SDT) offers a... wholistic framework for investigating such... forces that... lead to revolutions, civil wars, and other major outbreaks of socio-political instability.
Peter Turchin Connected to the Carolinas
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- The 2010 structural-demographic forecast for the 2010–2020 decade (Aug 17, 2020)
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- 2010
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