「興於斯， 滅於斯」

本書的核心觀點:萬事萬物， 皆循力學法則， 國家制度亦然:「興於斯， 滅於斯」即其遵循的歷史力學--其勃興之要素， 亦為其覆亡之根源。本書通過人類歷史的國運脈絡， 充分展示了這一致命的要點。Executive summaryThe central thesis of this book: All things operate according to the laws of mechanics and state systems are no exception. Rising by it falling by it-this is the historical mechanics that govern their trajectory. The very elements that fuel a state's ascent also inevitably become the roots of its downfall. Through an extensive examination of humanity's historical cycles of national fortune this book vividly illustrates this fatal principle.