The Revolutions of Civilisation - Brossura

Petrie, William Matthew Flinders

 
9781108065818: The Revolutions of Civilisation

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This short, well-illustrated work of 1911 sketches the rise and fall of civilisations across ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and beyond.

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Descrizione del libro

Published by pioneering archaeologist Flinders Petrie (1853–1942) in 1911, this short, well-illustrated work sketches the rise and fall of civilisations across ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and beyond. Correlating cultural developments in different places, the book gives an insight into Petrie's controversial beliefs about social evolution and decline.

Contenuti

1. The nature of civilisation; 2. The periods of civilisation in Egypt; 3. The periods in Europe; 4. The fluctuations; 5. Relations of different activities; 6. The national view of civilisation; 7. Conditions of civilisation; Index.

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