Researches into the early history of mankind : and the development of civilization /
In his introduction to this 1865 volume, the author indicates his method by writing that civilization, being a process of long and complex growth, can only be understood when studied through its entire range. His thesis is that all cultures both in the present and long ago have to be studied as part...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Barnes and Noble Digital Library,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In his introduction to this 1865 volume, the author indicates his method by writing that civilization, being a process of long and complex growth, can only be understood when studied through its entire range. His thesis is that all cultures both in the present and long ago have to be studied as parts of a single history of human thought. The result, said the New York Times in a contemporary review, is a most entertaining and instructive collection of archeological data. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 online resource) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781411448667 (electronic bk.) 1411448669 (electronic bk.) |