Civilization on TrialThirteen essays and lectures written over a period of years, dealing with many problems. |
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... cultural plane of human affairs . The historical events that repeat themselves may be strictly contemporary or they may over- lap in time or they may be entirely non - contemporaneous with one another . The picture remains the same when ...
... cultural plane of human affairs . The historical events that repeat themselves may be strictly contemporary or they may over- lap in time or they may be entirely non - contemporaneous with one another . The picture remains the same when ...
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... cultural heritage , including its religious core as well as its technological rind ; and in this they were surely well- inspired ; for every culture is a ' whole ' whose parts are subtly interdependent , and to export the husk without ...
... cultural heritage , including its religious core as well as its technological rind ; and in this they were surely well- inspired ; for every culture is a ' whole ' whose parts are subtly interdependent , and to export the husk without ...
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... cultural results of the Crusaders ' temporary political acquisitions from Islam were far more important . Economically and cul- turally , conquered Islam took her savage conquerors cap- tive and introduced the arts of civilization into ...
... cultural results of the Crusaders ' temporary political acquisitions from Islam were far more important . Economically and cul- turally , conquered Islam took her savage conquerors cap- tive and introduced the arts of civilization into ...
Contents
My View of History | 3 |
The Present Point in History | 16 |
Does History Repeat Itself? | 29 |
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