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American AnthropologistVolume 81, Issue 4 p. 907-912 Free Access Growth of Western Civilization: Epicyclical or Exponential? REIN TAAGEPERA, REIN TAAGEPERA University of California, IrvineSearch for more papers by this authorBENJAMIN N. COLBY, BENJAMIN N. COLBY University of California, IrvineSearch for more papers by this author REIN TAAGEPERA, REIN TAAGEPERA University of California, IrvineSearch for more papers by this authorBENJAMIN N. COLBY, BENJAMIN N. COLBY University of California, IrvineSearch for more papers by this author First published: December 1979 https://doi.org/10.1525/aa.1979.81.4.02a00130Citations: 8AboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References Cited CBS 1978 The CBS News Almanac, 1978. Maplewood, N.J.: Hammond Almanac, Inc. Clark, Colin 1968 Population Growth and Land Use. New York: St. Martin's Press. Di Pietro, Robert J. 1973 On Creativity. American Anthropologist 75: 312– 313. Durand, John D. 1977 Historical Estimates of World Population: An Evaluation. Population and Development 3: 253– 296. Gray, Charles E. 1958 An Analysis of Graeco-Roman Development; The Epicyclical Evolution of Graeco-Roman Civilization. American Anthropologist 60: 13– 31. Gray, Charles E. 1966 A Measurement of Creativity in Western Civilization. American Anthropologist 68: 1,384– 1,417. Kroeber, A. L. 1944 Configurations of Culture Growth. Berkeley: University of California Press. Taagepera, Rein 1978 Size and Duration of Empires: Systematics of Size. Social Science Research 7: 108– 127. Taagepera, Rein 1979 People, Skills, and Resources: An Interaction Model for World Population Growth. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 13: 13– 30. Winfree, R. Westwood 1974 A Comment on Gray's “Paradoxes in Western Creativity”. American Anthropologist 76: 340– 341. Citing Literature Volume81, Issue4December 1979Pages 907-912 ReferencesRelatedInformation
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