I will loosely divide coverage of the civilisation period into four subjects: The transition into Civilisation at its beginning, the Formation of Napoleonism as its consequence, the Period of Contending States as a transition period, and Caesarism at its finality.
That's a good question and one I haven't thought about.
Currently, besides my art series running right now, I've been mainly going segment by segment simplifying each part so its more understandable. I don't really add my own commentary on the work all that much so if you understood the book, you don't need to read my Substack. The best value you can get out of the blog then is probably using my work as a synopsis for each part of the Decline of the West, especially volume 2.
Do you reccomend I read your posts first or finish the book first?
That's a good question and one I haven't thought about.
Currently, besides my art series running right now, I've been mainly going segment by segment simplifying each part so its more understandable. I don't really add my own commentary on the work all that much so if you understood the book, you don't need to read my Substack. The best value you can get out of the blog then is probably using my work as a synopsis for each part of the Decline of the West, especially volume 2.