The Nature Of Civilization
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The Nature Of Civilization
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Author : Paul Rosenfels
language : en
Publisher: Ninth Street Center
Release Date : 1982
The Nature Of Civilization written by Paul Rosenfels and has been published by Ninth Street Center this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Civilization categories.
The Nature Of Civilizations
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Author : Matthew Melko
language : en
Publisher: Porter Sargent Publishers
Release Date : 1969
The Nature Of Civilizations written by Matthew Melko and has been published by Porter Sargent Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Civilization categories.
The Nature Of Civilization
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Author : Paul Rosenfels
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
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Civilizations
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Author : Felipe Fernández-Armesto
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2001-09-14
Civilizations written by Felipe Fernández-Armesto and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-09-14 with History categories.
In Civilizations, Felipe Fernández-Armesto once again proves himself a brilliantly original historian, capable of large-minded and comprehensive works; here he redefines the subject that has fascinated historians from Thucydides to Gibbon to Spengler to Fernand Braudel: the nature of civilization. To Fernández-Armesto, a civilization is "civilized in direct proportion to its distance, its difference from the unmodified natural environment"...by its taming and warping of climate, geography, and ecology. The same impersonal forces that put an ocean between Africa and India, a river delta in Mesopotamia, or a 2,000-mile-long mountain range in South America have created the mold from which humanity has fashioned its own wildly differing cultures. In a grand tradition that is certain to evoke comparisons to the great historical taxonomies, each chapter of Civilizations connects the world of the ecologist and geographer to a panorama of cultural history. In Civilizations, the medieval poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is not merely a Christian allegory, but a testament to the thousand-year-long deforestation of the trees that once covered 90 percent of the European mainland. The Indian Ocean has served as the world's greatest trading highway for millennia not merely because of cultural imperatives, but because the regular monsoon winds blow one way in the summer and the other in the winter. In the words of the author, "Unlike previous attempts to write the comparative history of civilizations, it is arranged environment by environment, rather than period by period, or society by society." Thus, seventeen distinct habitats serve as jumping-off points for a series of brilliant set-piece comparisons; thus, tundra civilizations from Ice Age Europe are linked with the Inuit of the Pacific Northwest; and the Mississippi mound-builders and the deforesters of eleventh-century Europe are both understood as civilizations built on woodlands. Here, of course, are the familiar riverine civilizations of Mesopotamia and China, of the Indus and the Nile; but also highland civilizations from the Inca to New Guinea; island cultures from Minoan Crete to Polynesia to Renaissance Venice; maritime civilizations of the Indian Ocean and South China Sea...even the Bushmen of Southern Africa are seen through a lens provided by the desert civilizations of Chaco Canyon. More, here are fascinating stories, brilliantly told -- of the voyages of Chinese admiral Chen Ho and Portuguese commodore Vasco da Gama, of the Great Khan and the Great Zimbabwe. Here are Hesiod's tract on maritime trade in the early Aegean and the most up-to-date genetics of seed crops. Erudite, wide-ranging, a work of dazzling scholarship written with extraordinary flair, Civilizations is a remarkable achievement...a tour de force by a brilliant scholar.
The Edges Of The Civilized World
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Author : Alison Hawthorne Deming
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
The Edges Of The Civilized World written by Alison Hawthorne Deming and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Science categories.
Looks at civilization's progress and ways to strike a balance between nature and the world's population
Social Change With Respect To Culture And Original Nature
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Author : William Fielding Ogburn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1927
Social Change With Respect To Culture And Original Nature written by William Fielding Ogburn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1927 with categories.
Freedom And Civilization
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Author : Bronislaw Malinowski
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-07-24
Freedom And Civilization written by Bronislaw Malinowski and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-24 with History categories.
From the early days of Hitler’s rise to power, Bronislaw Malinowski was an outspoken opponent of National Socialism. In response to this, Malinowski began to devote much attention to the analysis of war, from its development throughout history to its disastrous manifestations at the start of the Second World War. Freedom and Civilization, first published in 1947, is the final expression of Malinowski’s basic beliefs and conclusions regarding the war, totalitarianism and the future of humanity. This book will be of interest to students of politics and history.
The Biology Of Civilisation
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Author : Stephen Vickers Boyden
language : en
Publisher: UNSW Press
Release Date : 2004
The Biology Of Civilisation written by Stephen Vickers Boyden and has been published by UNSW Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Looks at the complex interrelationships between human culture and the nature. Covering the period from the beginning of agriculture right up to the present day, it focuses on issues relating to human health and well-being and the state of our natural environment. From his vast survey, author Stephen Boyden draws some key conclusions critical to the future of humanity.
The Wilderness Condition
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Author : Max Oelschlaeger
language : en
Publisher: Random House (NY)
Release Date : 1992
The Wilderness Condition written by Max Oelschlaeger and has been published by Random House (NY) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Environmental policy categories.
"In this age of heightened sensitivity to environmental problems, the popular press inundates us with the issues of the moment. We hear of the immediate threats to our groundwater supply, to the rain forest, to the ozone. Yet nowhere do we find coverage of the fundamental issues of environmentalism, those elements such as philosophy and history that, though less dramatic, constitute the foundation from which we can reverse ecological breakdown." "This vital collection of essays by some of the environmental movement's preeminent thinkers addresses these deeper, neglected issues. Written from a broad range of perspectives, the authors explore the dynamic tension between wild nature and civilization, offering insights into why the relationship has become so conflicted and suggesting creative means for reconciliation." "Introducing the concept of the wilderness condition, the essays probe the effects of history, psychology, culture, and philosophy on the environment. Included is commentary from Gary Snyder, award-winning author of Turtle Island, who discusses how our prevailing assumptions about "nature" and "wilderness" impede conservation. Paul Shepard, author of Man in the Landscape, presents his compelling, controversial theory that the seeds of our current ecological crisis were planted in the New Stone Age. And George Sessions explains how the two major schools of thought in the environmental movement differ on its most basic issues, again thwarting opportunities for change." "Other essays discuss how Western philosophy has erroneously divorced humankind from nature; why Sierra Club founder John Muir's early writings remain eminently relevant; and how elements of Eastern philosophy may hold the key to successful change." "The contributors eloquently demonstrate why we can no longer take nature for granted, or assume that its existence is somehow second to humankind's. They argue convincingly that no amount of technology will ever displace our primal connection to nature. But rather than simply deploring the prevailing attitudes toward our imperiled environment, the essayists offer fresh, realistic, and inspiring ideas for alleviating the crisis." "Three themes unify the collection: the essayists, though they represent different traditions, share an evolutionary perspective that confirms why humankind and nature are by necessity interdependent; sensitive to language, the writers reveal how the words we choose when we consider environmental issues reflect our sometimes naive understanding of them; and most important, the essayists share the conviction that all is not lost--and that we can initiate a worldwide trend toward recognizing the environment as a vital entity in its own right, thereby preserving its integrity."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Social Change With Respect To Culture And Original Nature
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Author : William F. Ogburn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1950
Social Change With Respect To Culture And Original Nature written by William F. Ogburn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1950 with Civilization categories.