Open AccessTheoretical models of stadial-evolutive development of civilizations
Author(s) -
Mirko Grčić
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
glasnik srpskog geografskog društva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-078X
pISSN - 0350-3593
DOI - 10.2298/gsgd0502049g
Subject(s) - process (computing) , stadial , epistemology , geography , history , paleontology , philosophy , computer science , geology , pleistocene , operating system
Civilizations, like all geographical systems, are dependant on the regularities of geographical process. Geographical process - it is the process of genesis, evolution and fading of geosystems. Different authors' points of view differ considering the movement forces of this process. The comparative analysis of Gumilev's, Toynbee's and Sorokin's theoretical models of civilizations development is represented in this article