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Civilization: A New History of the Western World
by Osborne, Roger
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1933648198
- ISBN 13
- 9781933648194
- Seller
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About This Item
U.S.A: Pegasus Books, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Near Fine Condition. Two eight-page sections of illustrations. 20 maps. Clean and unmarked red and black binding with gilt titles within gilt panel on spine, spine head is compressed-only minor defect. Tight, solid and square. Un-clipped jacket has trace wear to spine head and heel. A history of Western Civilization from the beginnings to the present, from Troy to the Gettysburg Address, from Einstein to Marx. The author ties together the histories of empires, art, philosophy, science asnd politics. He describes the Western tradition of openness and freedom in the development of that culture, recognizing that there is also brutality--for every Leonardo Da Vinci there is a Mussolini. He states that the idea of civilization is the story we tell each other to place ourselves in the world and justify our actions. And this story has become degarded the last few decades and divorced from reality. This is a thought-provoking re-examination of the past that is both challenging and inspiring--a book that might be required reading for all. xi + 532 pages with References, Further Reading and Index. 6.25 x 9.5 inches. 2006, Pegasus Books, USA.
Synopsis
Roger Osborne was a publisher of scientific, medical and technical books before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of The Floating Egg and The Deprat Affair . From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 024166
- Title
- Civilization: A New History of the Western World
- Author
- Osborne, Roger
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1933648198
- ISBN 13
- 9781933648194
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- HISTORY, WESTERN CIVILIZATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. Western Civilization;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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