The global crises in the light of the theory of social transformations
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I The crisis and the great civilizational cycles[1]
The evolution of society in the last 400 years crosses four historical-spiritual horizons, which are also the ages of capitalism towards its current phase. We call such a crossing movements historical transformation. Any historical transformation is substructally accompanied by social transformations. With each historical horizon, the convergence of the three elements is recomposed: culture, society, economy. We may assume the classical distinction, belonging to Chinese strategist Sunt Tzu, between “normal force” and “extraordinary force” a given people may use in his competitions with other peoples and/ or with different systems of domination (empires, first of all) throughout a geographical area. “Normal force” is that which an army or a people uses to wage the "war" ("battle"), “extraordinary force” is that with which victory is won.