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Civilisation

a personal view

[1st U.S. ed.].
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October 31, 2023 | History
An edition of Civilisation: a personal view (1969)

Civilisation

a personal view

[1st U.S. ed.].
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  • 3 Have read

Historical and cultural synthesis of Western man's art, his buildings, books, and great individuals. Prepared for the author's television series, "Civilization."

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Publisher
Harper & Row
Language
English
Pages
359

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Cover of: Civilisation
Civilisation: a personal view
1990, HarperPerennial
in English
Cover of: Civilisation
Civilisation: a personal view
1987, Penguin
in English
Cover of: Civilisation a Personal View
Civilisation a Personal View
Feb 19, 1972, Harpercollins Publisher
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Cover of: Civilisation
Civilisation: a personal view
1970, Harper & Row
in English - [1st U.S. ed.].
Cover of: Civilisation: a personal view
Civilisation: a personal view
1970, Harper & Row
in English - [1st U.S. ed.]
Cover of: Civilisation
Civilisation: a personal view
1969, British Broadcasting Corporation
in English
Cover of: Civilisation
Civilisation
1969, Harper and Row
in English

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Table of Contents

The skin of our teeth
The great thaw
Romance and reality
Man : the measure of all things
The hero as artist
Protest and communication
Grandeur and obedience
The light of experience
The pursuit of happiness
The smile of reason
The worship of nature
The fallacies of hope
Heroic materialism.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
901.9
Library of Congress
CB68 .C55 1970

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 359 p.
Number of pages
359

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24856054M
Internet Archive
civilisationpers1971clar
LCCN
75097174
OCLC/WorldCat
69587

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