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The Age of Expansion, 1848-1917
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The Age of Expansion, 1848-1917

by Cunliffe, Marcus

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Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam Co, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7. G. & C. Merriam Co, 1974. Type: Hardback First Edition. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a Good Dust Jacket in Mylar Cover. 16 pages of full color illustration plates, 8 maps and 90 b/w illustrations. Binding of full grey cloth with gilt titles, clean and unmarked, tight and solid and square. Internals very clean, no underlining, no highlighting, no marginalia, no creases. Jacket is clean and unmarked, clipped, with chipping and small tears around spine ends, tear to lower rear edge. Focuses on three major themes of the age: the transforming element of technology; the effect of the population explosion; and nationalism, the major ideological force for change in the 1800s. 336 pages including Bibliography, Chronological Tables, and Index. 9.75" x 7". Publisher: G & C Merriam, Springfield, MA 1974.
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Arts, Ideas and Civilization
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Arts, Ideas and Civilization

by Hobbs, Jack A. & Duncan, Robert L

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Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1988. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Large Quarto Paperback in Good Condition in clean, stiff wraps. Lavishly illustrated in full color and monotone. There is some underlined text and a few marginal notes, and slight wear to cover extremities. Bright and clean pictorial cover, tight and solid binding. Pages otherwise bright and clean. This is a survey of the major developments of Western civilization as expressed through literature, art, and music--Prehistory; Classicism: Greece and Rome, and the Renaissance; Classicism in the 17 and 18th centuries-the Enlightenment, Rationaslism, Neoclassical ; Romanticism; Christianity; Reformation; Realim and Materialism; Modernism. 528 pages with Glossary, Suggestions for Further Reading by Chapter, and Index. 8.5 x 11 inches. 1988, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
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Civilization: A New History of the Western World
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Civilization: A New History of the Western World

by Osborne, Roger

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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… Read More
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Endless War: Middle-Eastern Islam vs. Western Civilization

Endless War: Middle-Eastern Islam vs. Western Civilization

by Peters, Ralph

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Mechanicsburg, PA, USA: Stackpole Books, 2010. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7. Hardcover Book and Jacket As New. 273 pages. 5.75 x 8.5 inches. In a sweeping collection that ranges from Muslim military triumphs a thousand years ago through the turning of the tide between East and West to the brutal unconventional struggles of today and tomorrow, former Military Intelligence officer Peters extends his successful series of books on strategy and security affairs that have won him diehard fans for his insight, firsthand experience, and frankness.Endless War engages the toughest security issues of our time. 2010, Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA.
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Forbidden Knowledge: From Prometheus to Pornography

Forbidden Knowledge: From Prometheus to Pornography

by Shattuck, Roger

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U.S.A: Harvest Book/Harcourt Brace & Company, Publishers, 1997. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. First Harvest Edition. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. A landmark exploration of the dark side of human ingenuity and imagination and an analysis of the history of Western culture. 369 pages, indexed, with bibliography. 5.25 x 8 inches. 1997, Harvest Book/Harcourt Brace & Company, Publishers, USA
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From Dawn to Decadence - 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life
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From Dawn to Decadence - 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life

by Barzun, Jacques

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New York, New York, U.S.A: Perennial/HarperCollins, 2001. First Thus. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. First Perennial Edition. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Cover is clean and unmarked, with light wear to edges, spine head and heel lightly scuffed, small crease to upper front corner. Soundly bound, square. Pages clean and unmarked, no creasing, toned. A massive and impressive work, with 500 years of cultural history into a masterpiece by a preeminent historian. 877 pages with Notes and Index. 8 x 6 x 1.6 inches. Perennial/HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 2001.
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The Reformation: A History of European Civilization from Wyclif to Calvin: 1300-1564 (The Story...
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The Reformation: A History of European Civilization from Wyclif to Calvin: 1300-1564 (The Story of Civilization: Part VI)

by Durant, Will

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USA: Simon and Schuster, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Type: Hardback 17th Printing. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No jacket. Red cloth binding with gilt decoration on front and gilt titled on spine. Blind-stamped portraits of Luther and Erasmus on front. Very clean and unmarked, slight rubbing of corners and edges. Backside has faded area, otherwise no marks, no stains. Endpapers with maps of Europe in 1519 and Medieval England and Wales. c 1399, The Swiss Confederation and the Ottoman Empire. 48 b/w illustrations. Internals are quite clean, completely unmarked, no creases. Sewn binding is tight and solid, square with sharp corners. A History of European Civilization from Wyclif to Calvin: 1300-1564. 1,025 pages with Bibliographical Guide, Notes and Index. 10 x 2.5 x 6.75 inches. 1975, Simon and Schuster, New York, New York, USA
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The Renaissance and The Reformation 1300-1600

The Renaissance and The Reformation 1300-1600

by Weinstein, Donald (Editor)

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New York: The Free Press, 1965. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Second Printing, June, 1965. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Sources in Western Civilization Series, Vol. VI. Green illlustrated wraps with worn look, rubbed, light wear around all edges, no creases, clean and unmarked, binding tight and solid, square. Text block edges clean. Pages toned, quite clean, no markings of any kind. Selections from the writings of Petrarch, Machiavelli, Paracelsus, Luther, and other figures of the period known as the Renaissance and the Reformation, present a clear view of the intellectual and material shifts characterizing this time of change. 310 pages. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. 1965, The Free Press, New York.
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Schnitzler's Century : The Making of Middle-Class Culture, 1815-1914
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Schnitzler's Century : The Making of Middle-Class Culture, 1815-1914

by Gay, Peter

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London, England: Allen Lane, The Penguin Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket As New. Fine black cloth binding with gilt titles; tight & solid, square with sharp titles. Internals as new. Fine Dust Jacket is unclipped; cover painting by W. P. Frith: The Railway Station. A major historical look at 19th and 20th century culture by an eminent historian. 334 pages with Page Notes, Bibliography and Index. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. 2001, Allen Lane/The Penguin Press, London, England.
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Social History Of Western Civilization Volume II: Readings From The Seventeenth Century To The...
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Social History Of Western Civilization Volume II: Readings From The Seventeenth Century To The Present

by Golden, Richard M

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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988. Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Fine Condition. Volume 2 of 2 in the Social History of Western Civilization two volume series. Clean orange illustrated cover, soundly bound, page edges clean and white, pages spotless, no creasing. A collection of readings designed to help the reader to understand and appreciate the conditions and concerns in the everyday lives of people throughout history. They deal with such significant topics as disease, sports, food, crime, violence, the role of women, and the nature of family life. 325 pages. 6 x 9 inches. St. Martin's Press, New York, 1988.
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The Western Tradition: From the Enlightenment to the Present (Third Edition)

The Western Tradition: From the Enlightenment to the Present (Third Edition)

by Weber, Eugen

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Lexington, MA; Toronto, Canada; London, England: D.C.Heath and Company, 1972. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Third Edition. Trade Paperback in Good Condition 1,019 pages. Selections of the writings of many persons of the times in which they lived, with the cohesion reflected in the gradual process of Western man to greater awareness of the world and of self-consciousness and self-control, in his attemptsd to master himself and the world around him. Clean, bright, tight, unmarked except for previous owner signature. Light wear all aorund cover edges. Back of cover has a crease from top to bottom. Glued binding tight and solid, square. Text block edges a little spotted. Text pages clean clean, unmarked, no creases. lightly toned, dounle column format. xxxii + 505-1019 pages. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. 1972, D.C.Heath and Company, Lexington, MA; Toronto, Canada; London, England
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Western Civilizations: Their History and Their Culture, Volume I, Thirteenth Edition

Western Civilizations: Their History and Their Culture, Volume I, Thirteenth Edition

by Lerner, Robert E.; Meacham, Standish; Burns, Edward NcNall

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Troutdale, Oregon: W W Norton & Co, Inc, 1998. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Paperback in Good Condition. Bright and clean illustrated cover with lightly scuffed front corners and rubbed edges. Some highlighting of text but does not affect easy reading; pages clean and otherwise unmarked; in-text illustrations and maps throughout; tight and solid binding. Volume I covers Western Civ up through the Age of Absolutism, 1660-1789. xv + 613 pages plus Appendix and Index. 7.2 x 9.5 inches. 1998, W W Norton & Co, Inc ., USA
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Women, from the Greeks to the French Revolution

Women, from the Greeks to the French Revolution

by Bell, Susan G. (Editor)

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Stanford, CA: Stanford Univ Press, 1981. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. 313 pages. 9" tall (22cm).Brown illustrated card cover is clean and unmarked with light cover edgewear. Tight glued binding. Pages are clean, with light pencilled lines along some text. An anthology with selections from the historical literature on the lives of women and on men's attitudes toward women from 400 B.C. to 1800 A.D. Women in the Ancient World: Greece and Rome. Early Christian Attitudes to Femininity. From the Introduction: Nunneries as the Medieval Alternative to Marriage. Varieties of Womanhood in the Middle Ages. Humanism and the Renaissance Education of Women. Renaissance Women and Reformation Influences. Women in the Century of the French Revolution. 1981, Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA
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