Western Civilizations: Their History and Their Culture

by Edward McNall Burns

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This text tends to amount to little more than a sequence of names and associated catchphrases, joined together by a few conventional overarching ideas and presented in a prosaic style.
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Original title
Western Civilizations, Their History abd their Culture
Original publication date
1941
Dedication
To the memory of My Mother/ Who first inspired in me the desire to know
First words
The entire span of human history can be divided roughly into two periods, the Age of Stone and the Age of Metals.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)If we have not been able to solve all of our problems, we at least know what we ought to do to dispose of a good may of them.  The expansion of knowledge and the application of intelligence will provide us with the means of conquering the remainder.
Canonical DDC/MDS
909.09812; 914.203
Canonical LCC
CB245

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Genres
History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
909.09812History & geographyHistoryWorld historyOther Geographic ClassificationsOther ClassificationsHemispheresWestern
LCC
CB245Auxiliary Sciences of HistoryHistory of CivilizationHistory of CivilizationCivilization and race

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English, Portuguese
Media
Paper
ISBNs
20
ASINs
15