Civilization
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Rousseau and Revolution
by Will; Durant, Ariel Durant
The Story of Civilization by Will and Ariel Durant is an eleven-volume set of books. It was written over a lifetime, and it totals two million words across nearly 10,000 pages. The series is incomplete: in the first book of the series (Our Oriental Heritage, which covers the history of the East through 1933), Mr. Durant stated that he wanted to include the history of the West through the early 20th century.
The Condition Of Man
by Lewis Mumford
A study of the development of the personality and the community. With a preface by the author. 16 pages of illustrations.
Technics and Civilization
by Lewis Mumford
This is a history of the machine and a critical study of its effects on civilization. Mumford has drawn on every aspect of life to explain the machine and to trace its social results. "An extraordinarily wide-ranging, sensitive, and provocative book about a subject upon which philosophers have so far shed but little light" (Journal of Philosophy). Index; illustrations.
The Gifts Of the Jews How a Tribe Of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels
by Thomas Cahill
The 1619 Project
by Nikole, Editor; Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman, and Jake Silverstein, Editors Hannah-Jones
Civilization Books & Ephemera
Lost Cities
by Leonard Cottrell
London: Pan Books, 1959. Second edition. Paperback. Very Good. London: Pan Books, 1959. Second edition. Very Good. Very Good condition.
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£12.10
History of the Byzantine State
by Ostrogorsky, George
Rutgers University Press, 1986. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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£10.16
Cities and Civilizations
by Hibbert, Christopher
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1996. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition. Contains 35 colour plates and 170 black & white illustrations. 256 pages. Great cities and their golden ages are explored in a book encompassing four thousand years of history. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint Edition. Softcover.
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£8.47
HISTORY OF THE BYZANTINE STATE
by George Ostrogorsky
New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. 1969. Revised Edition; Eighth Printing. Hardcover. 0813505992 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light fading on spine. ; 624 pages .
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£48.53
Russia and Europe
by Alexinsky, Gregor (AleksinskiÄ, Grigori) ; Miall, Bernard, translator
New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1917. First US ed. Hardcover. Very good(+) with minor crease to rear board. Tight and clean.. Quarto in polished maroon cloth; 352 pages 23 cm. Contents: The material bonds between Russia and Europe.--Russia in arms and Europe.--The Europeanization of the state.--European tendencies in Russian literature.--Ideals. ¶ "Grigory Alekseyevich Aleksinsky (Russian: ÐÑигоÑий ÐлекÑеевиÑ...
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£33.19
Caesar and Christ (The Story of Civilization III)
by Will Durant
Beautiful cloth covers, dj has 1 inch closed tear, top edge stained red, illustrated, indexed, pp751, map end pages, sewn map into binding.
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£60.71
Greek Religion and Society
by Foreword-Moses Finley; Editor-P. E. Easterling; Editor-J. V. Muir
Cambridge University Press, 7-May. Later printing. Oversized Paperback. Fine. Cambridge University Press, 5-07. Later printing. Fine. Illustrated, indexed, some highlighted text, 244pp. <br/><br/>
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£32.34
HISTORY OF THE BYZANTINE STATE
by George Ostrogorsky
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1991. Third Paperback Printing. Paperback. 624p. A softcover book in fine condition. Text is clean and binding tight. Includes several black and white illustrations.
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£20.24
Man's Means To His End
by Watson - Watt Sir Robert
McClelland & Stewart. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth covers with black titles to the spine. Stated First Edtion. Bumping to the spine ends and corners, light wear to the top cover edge, well - bound with an unmarked interior. In very good condition. The DJ is in Fair conditio with sunning to the spine, chipping to the spine ends and browning around the cover edges. "The story of man from cave to fallout shelter. An analysis of the present peril of...
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£14.79
The Outline of History
by H. G. Wells
Garden City Books, 1961. Book Club Ed.. Hardcover. The whole story of man. Plain history of life and mankind. Maps and illustrations in B/W. (504 Pgs.) DJ has tears and nicks and edgewear. Small section on cover page torn out. Some yellowing. BOOK VVG/DJ FAIR.
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£13.72
Underworld: Flooded Kingdoms of the Ice Age
by Hancock, Graham
Michael Joseph. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine condition.Michael Joseph,2002.First edition-first printing.Purple hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in fine condition.Illustrated with many colour,b/w photos,drawings,maps,plans,diagrams.The book is as new with two small ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges of the pages, small nick,crease and light shelf wear on the edges of the pages.Nice and...
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£52.00
The American Condition
by Edmund Faucett and Tony Thomas
Harper & Row, 1982. Stated First Ed./First Printing. Hardcover. Civilization; Social condition in the United States. (486 Pgs.) Owner's initials and date on cover page. NO DJ. Slight fading to boards. Ink from Dark Blue boards faded onto the inside cover a crown and slightly on the first few pages. BOOK VG.
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£17.77
HISTORY OF THE BYZANTINE STATE
by George Ostrogorsky
New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. 1957. 1st U.S. Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Rubbing along spine edges. .
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£76.86
BYZANTIUM The Empire of New Rome
by Cyril Mango
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0684167689 . Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Small chip to spine heel. ; History of civilization; 9.20 X 6.30 X 1.30 inches; 334 pages .
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£39.57
IN QUEST OF CIVILIZATION A Search for Ancient Clues to the Modern Puzzle
by Latham, Ronald
London: Jarrolds. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1946. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 336 pages; The dust jacket has some rubbing, closed tear and wear. The book is well taken care of otherwise. .
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£16.19
THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION: PART VIII - THE AGE OF LOUIS XIV- A HISTORY OF EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION 1648-1715
by Durant, Will: Durant, Ariel
Beautiful cloth covers, top edge stained red, illustrated, indexed, pp802, map end pages, light wear to DJ small tears.
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£48.57
Historia Cultural; Reseña de Su Evolución en el Paraguay
by BenÃtez, Luis G
Asunción, El Arte, 1966. paperback. Good; worn; binding tight. 307, [5] pages 20 cm. Running title: Historia de la cultura en el Paraguay./ Previous ed. by Luis G. BenÃtez and Jorge Báez./ Includes bibliographical references (page 309). In Spanish. Intellectual life. Paraguay -- Civilization. Paraguay -- Intellectual life. Paraguay -- Civilización. Paraguay -- Vida intelectual. Paraguay.
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£25.90
Byzantium. The Empire of New Rome
by Mango, Cyril
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1981. 334 pp including notes, bibliography and index. 24 pages of b/w photos and 3 maps. In 324 A.D. the city of Constantinople was founded as the New Rome. During its first three centuries the Byzantine world integrated Christianity fully within the Greco-Roman tradition. Through eleven centuries this fabulous civilization underwent profound tranformations; for example in the seventh century when the Persian invasion and Arab expansion initiated a process of...
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£22.26£11.13
Civilisation
by Clark Kenneth
British Broadcasting Corp.. Very Good+. 1973. Paperback. Glossy pictorial Trade paperback in very good++ condition. Well bound, unmarked with light tanning to the interior page edges. "Kenneth Clark's sweeping narrative looks at how Western Europe evolved in the wake of the collapse of the Roman Empire, to produce the ideas, books, buildings, works of art and great individuals that make up our civilisation. The author takes us from Iona in the ninth century to France in the twelfth, from...
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£20.89
How the Jewish People Grew Up
by Mordecai I. Soloff
New York: The Union of American Hebrew Congreations, 1951. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good. New York: The Union of American Hebrew Congreations, 1951. Later printing. Very Good. Shelf wear, po signature, book seller stamp, markings on edge and cover, embossed front cover, 276pp, illustrated and indexed. <br/><br/>
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£20.20
Rousseau and Revolution: A History of Civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the Remainder of Europe from 1715 - 1789 (The Story of Civilization X)
by Will Durant; Ariel Durant
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. As New/fine. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1967. First edition. As New/fine. As New condition. 9¾"" tall. Latter printing, 1,091pp. Beautiful wine cloth covers with gilt letters with map endpapers. <br/><br/>
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£32.34
The Reformation (The Story of Civilization, VI)
by Will Durant
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. As New/fine. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1957. First edition. As New/fine. Beautiful wine cloth covers, gilt titles to spine & front board embossed, maroon topstain, map endpapers. 1025 pp. <br/><br/>
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£48.57
