The decline of the West

by Oswald Spengler

THE DECLINE
OF THE WEST
FORM AND ACTUALITY

BY

OSWALD SPENGLER

AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION

WITH NOTES BY

CHARLES FRANCIS ATKINSON

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