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- catalog contributor b6733828.
- catalog contributor b6733829.
- catalog contributor b6733830.
- catalog contributor b6733831.
- catalog contributor b6733832.
- catalog created "1947.".
- catalog date "1947".
- catalog date "1947.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1947.".
- catalog description "I. Introduction. The unit of historical study ; The comparative study of civilizations ; The comparability of societies. -- II. The geneses of civilizations. The problem and how not to solve it ; Challenge and response ; The virtues of adversity ; The challenge of the environment ; The golden mean. -- III. The growth of civilizations. The arrested civilizations ; The nature of the growths of civilizations ; An analysis of growth ; Differentiation through growth. -- IV. The breakdowns of civilizations. The nature of the problem ; Deterministic solutions ; Loss of command over the environment ; Failure of self-determination. -- V. The disintegration of civilizations. The nature of disintegration ; Schism in the body social ; Schism in the soul ; The relation between disintegrating societies and individuals ; The rhythm of disintegration ; Standardization through disintegration. -- Editor's note and Tables I-V. -- Argument.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 617 p.".
- catalog issued "1947".
- catalog issued "1947.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "CB63 .T75 1947".
- catalog subject "Civilization.".
- catalog subject "History Philosophy.".
- catalog tableOfContents "I. Introduction. The unit of historical study ; The comparative study of civilizations ; The comparability of societies. -- II. The geneses of civilizations. The problem and how not to solve it ; Challenge and response ; The virtues of adversity ; The challenge of the environment ; The golden mean. -- III. The growth of civilizations. The arrested civilizations ; The nature of the growths of civilizations ; An analysis of growth ; Differentiation through growth. -- IV. The breakdowns of civilizations. The nature of the problem ; Deterministic solutions ; Loss of command over the environment ; Failure of self-determination. -- V. The disintegration of civilizations. The nature of disintegration ; Schism in the body social ; Schism in the soul ; The relation between disintegrating societies and individuals ; The rhythm of disintegration ; Standardization through disintegration. -- Editor's note and Tables I-V. -- Argument.".
- catalog title "A study of history : Abridgement of volumes I-VI / by D.C. Somervell.".
- catalog type "text".