Civilization on TrialThirteen essays and lectures written over a period of years, dealing with many problems. |
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... event is the creation of the city - states that brought law and order out of a social interregnum in the coast- lands of the Aegean Sea which had followed the downfall of the Minoan maritime empire . The next event is a pres- sure of ...
... event is the creation of the city - states that brought law and order out of a social interregnum in the coast- lands of the Aegean Sea which had followed the downfall of the Minoan maritime empire . The next event is a pres- sure of ...
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... event in the world . As we follow that rise , from the first premonition of it in the genius of Frederick II Hohenstaufen , through the Renaissance to the eruption of democracy and science and modern scien- tific technique , we think of ...
... event in the world . As we follow that rise , from the first premonition of it in the genius of Frederick II Hohenstaufen , through the Renaissance to the eruption of democracy and science and modern scien- tific technique , we think of ...
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... event . In fact it is a very recent event - perhaps the most recent significant event in history - and that brings us to a consideration of the prospects of Christianity in the future history of man- kind on Earth . On this view of the ...
... event . In fact it is a very recent event - perhaps the most recent significant event in history - and that brings us to a consideration of the prospects of Christianity in the future history of man- kind on Earth . On this view of the ...
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My View of History | 3 |
The Present Point in History | 16 |
Does History Repeat Itself? | 29 |
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