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

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3525131 in Books
• Published on: 1997-03-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 492 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 1920-70,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

Customer Reviews

The End Of What Was Dead
The interest with which this tile was received can be pinpointed to twomain reasons. First, the Theme: the dramatic sequel of events; thestubborn fight of the Powerful Roman Empire against a ruthless andunforgiving destiny.
Second, Ferdinand Lot gives us a true masterpieceto which we will have to turn, for quite some time, if we want to gainsome understanding of this fascinating period.
Lot’s supreme merit is of fully immersing himself in the core of theobject of study; he interiorizes the period of study. This scrupulousmediaevalist, supported on a legion of sources and bibliography, doesn’tlet himself be submersed by the facts; instead he dives into the mostprofound psychological analysis, both on individual characters as oncollective entities.
This book is going to grab the reader thru theanalytic and reflections that come, so many times, to life thru theclarity of the style; the vigor of the formulas equal the strength of thethought; It is, without doubt one of the most beautiful books written byan Historian, and one of the most important.