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I don't see how this could be true. 'Looting' is the plundering of goods from others, usually by conquest. Many civilizations were stable for long periods wit
by Emma_Goldman 8y ago
I don't see how this could be true.
'Looting' is the plundering of goods from others, usually by conquest.
Many civilizations were stable for long periods without expansion. In fact, Arnold Toynbee made the argument that imperial expansion was a symptom of decline.
If by loot you mean - as you say - the use of raw materials, labour and the environment, I don't think the word has any analytic meaning whatsoever.
- antisthenes 8y ago> If by loot you mean - as you say - the use of raw materials, labour and the environment, I don't think the word has any analytic meaning whatsoever. By that definition, we have expanded the looting in the last century by several factors of magnitude. In that context, we should also view the global economy as a single empire.
- barberousse 8y agoAt a very general level, there are people making that exact argument: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674006713&content=reviews http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674006713&co...