Author: Edward William Whitaker
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Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 614
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A Complete System of Universal History
Author: Edward William Whitaker
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Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 614
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Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 614
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A Universal History of the Destruction of Books
Author: Fernando Báez
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Examines the many reasons and motivations for the destruction of books throughout history, citing specific acts from the smashing of ancient Sumerian tablets to the looting of libraries in post-war Iraq.
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Examines the many reasons and motivations for the destruction of books throughout history, citing specific acts from the smashing of ancient Sumerian tablets to the looting of libraries in post-war Iraq.
An Interpretation of Universal History
Author: José Ortega y Gasset
Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9780393007510
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Ortega traces the course of Western civilization backward, searching out what makes a civilization rise or fall and offering a way of looking at our own time. Based on a series of lectures on A. J. Toynbee's A Study of History.
Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated
ISBN: 9780393007510
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Ortega traces the course of Western civilization backward, searching out what makes a civilization rise or fall and offering a way of looking at our own time. Based on a series of lectures on A. J. Toynbee's A Study of History.
The Universal History of Stepʻanos Tarōnecʻi
Author: Tim Greenwood
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192511068
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
The Universal History (Patmutʻiwn tiezerakan) of Stepʻanos Tarōnecʻi is a history of the world in three books, composed by the Armenian scholar at the end of the tenth century and extending from the era of Abraham to the turn of the first millennium. It was completed in 1004/5 CE, at a time when the Byzantine Empire was expanding eastwards across the districts of historic Armenia and challenging key aspects of Armenian identity. Stepʻanos responded to these changing circumstances by looking to the past and fusing Armenian tradition with Persian, Roman, and Islamic history, thereby asserting that Armenia had a prominent and independent place in world history. The Universal History was intended to affirm and reinforce Armenian cultural memory. As well as assembling and revising extracts from existing Armenian texts, Stepʻanos also visited monastic communities where he learned about prominent Armenian scholars and ascetics who feature in his construction of the Armenian past. During his travels he gathered stories about local Armenian, Georgian, Persian, and Kurdish lords, which were then repeated in his composition. The Universal History therefore preserves a valuable narrative of events in Byzantium, Armenia, and the wider Middle East in the second half of the tenth century. This volume presents the first ever English translation of this work, drawing upon Manukyan's 2012 critical edition of the text, and is also the first study and translation of the Universal History to be published outside Armenia for a century. Fully annotated and with a substantial introduction, it not only provides an accessible guide to the text, drawing on the most up-to-date scholarship available, but also offers valuable new insights into the significance of an often overlooked work, the intellectual and literary contexts within which it was composed, and its place in the Armenian tradition.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192511068
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
The Universal History (Patmutʻiwn tiezerakan) of Stepʻanos Tarōnecʻi is a history of the world in three books, composed by the Armenian scholar at the end of the tenth century and extending from the era of Abraham to the turn of the first millennium. It was completed in 1004/5 CE, at a time when the Byzantine Empire was expanding eastwards across the districts of historic Armenia and challenging key aspects of Armenian identity. Stepʻanos responded to these changing circumstances by looking to the past and fusing Armenian tradition with Persian, Roman, and Islamic history, thereby asserting that Armenia had a prominent and independent place in world history. The Universal History was intended to affirm and reinforce Armenian cultural memory. As well as assembling and revising extracts from existing Armenian texts, Stepʻanos also visited monastic communities where he learned about prominent Armenian scholars and ascetics who feature in his construction of the Armenian past. During his travels he gathered stories about local Armenian, Georgian, Persian, and Kurdish lords, which were then repeated in his composition. The Universal History therefore preserves a valuable narrative of events in Byzantium, Armenia, and the wider Middle East in the second half of the tenth century. This volume presents the first ever English translation of this work, drawing upon Manukyan's 2012 critical edition of the text, and is also the first study and translation of the Universal History to be published outside Armenia for a century. Fully annotated and with a substantial introduction, it not only provides an accessible guide to the text, drawing on the most up-to-date scholarship available, but also offers valuable new insights into the significance of an often overlooked work, the intellectual and literary contexts within which it was composed, and its place in the Armenian tradition.
Universal History in Perspective
Author: Emma Willard
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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National Geographic Visual History of the World
Author: Klaus Berndl
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 650
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 650
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Kant's Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Aim
Author: Amélie Rorty
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521874637
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
The essays in this volume discuss the questions at the core of Kant's pioneering work in the philosophy of history.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521874637
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
The essays in this volume discuss the questions at the core of Kant's pioneering work in the philosophy of history.
Outlines of Universal History, Designed as a Text-book and for Private Reading
Author: George Park Fisher
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 884
Book Description
By George Park Fisher is a comprehensive exploration of world history. Fisher meticulously charts the course of human civilization, from ancient times to his contemporary period. The book is designed not only for students but also for general readers keen on understanding the broader strokes of global history. Fisher's detailed approach and clear writing make this a valuable resource for anyone interested in the annals of our past.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 884
Book Description
By George Park Fisher is a comprehensive exploration of world history. Fisher meticulously charts the course of human civilization, from ancient times to his contemporary period. The book is designed not only for students but also for general readers keen on understanding the broader strokes of global history. Fisher's detailed approach and clear writing make this a valuable resource for anyone interested in the annals of our past.
A complete system of geography, ancient and modern; comprising a full description of the world, physical, political, and historical ... Including the most recent discoveries, and the latest territorial arrangements. Compiled and arranged by F. G. Tomlins
Author: Frederick Guest TOMLINS
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Languages : en
Pages : 1150
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Languages : en
Pages : 1150
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Outlines of Universal History ... Edited by H. W.
Author: Henry WHITE (B.A., Ph. D.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Languages : en
Pages : 272
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