enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. The Story of Civilization - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Civilization

   The Story of Civilization (1935–1975), by husband and wife Will and Ariel Durant, is an 11-volume set of books covering both Eastern and Western civilizations for the general reader, with a particular emphasis on European (Western) history. The series was written over a span of four decades. The first six volumes of The Story of Civilization ...

3. Great Books of the Western World - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Books_of_the_Western...

   The Great Books (second edition) Great Books of the Western World is a series of books originally published in the United States in 1952, by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., to present the great books in 54 volumes. The original editors had three criteria for including a book in the series drawn from Western Civilization: the book must be ...

4. Will Durant - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Durant

   William James Durant (/ dəˈrænt /; November 5, 1885 – November 7, 1981) was an American historian and philosopher, best known for his 11-volume work, The Story of Civilization, which contains and details the history of Eastern and Western civilizations. It was written in collaboration with his wife, Ariel Durant, and published between 1935 ...

5. Lost Civilizations (book series) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Civilizations_(book...

   Lost Civilizations. (book series) Lost Civilizations is a series of books that have been published by Reaktion Books since 2015. The books explore the origins, development and decline of ancient civilizations and peoples, and considers the history, art, culture and legacy of these civilizations. [1]

6. Four Great Ancient Civilizations - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Great_Ancient...

   In Japanese and Chinese historiography, the Four Great Ancient Civilizations (simplified Chinese: 四大文明古国; traditional Chinese: 四大文明古國; pinyin: Sì Dà Wénmíng Gǔ Guó) were Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China, which are identified as the cradles of civilization. The concept is popularly used in Japan and China—for ...

7. Category:Books about civilizations - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Books_about...

   Category:Books about civilizations - Wikipedia. Books about civilizations, any complex society characterized by the development of a political state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system ).