Product Description

This work provides a landmark in early twentieth century publishing summarizing the most up to date findings in all branches of the social sciences at a formative time and during a period of decisive historical discovery.

Product Details

• Published on: 1997-03-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 404 pages

Review
'Composed by all the talents' - Times Literary Supplement

'More than an encyclopedia, or a series of monographs ... an heroic attempt to make modern research available for the guidance of the world' - Manchester Guardian

'Promises to be perhaps the most important contribution so far undertaken towards the task of organization and systemization of the social sciences ... makes us anticipate a library of masterpieces' - Nature Journal

From the Back Cover
Originally published between 1920 and 1970,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up to date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists. This reprinted material is available as a set or in the following groupings:
* Prehistory and Historical Ethnography
Set of 12: 0-415-15611-4: £800.00
* Greek Civilization
Set of 7: 0-415-15612-2: £450.00
* Roman Civilization
Set of 6: 0-415-15613-0: £400.00
* Eastern Civilizations
Set of 10: 0-415-15614-9: £650.00
* Judaeo-Christian Civilization
Set of 4: 0-415-15615-7: £250.00
* European Civilization
Set of 11: 0-415-15616-5: £700.00.