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  Civilizations (Paperback) By (author) Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

  

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  Short Description for CivilizationsA close examination of the world's societies, from the civilizations of the Polynesians to the Dawada people of the Sahara. Rather than looking to the familiar spots of Rome and Paris, Fernadez-Armesto takes us to unfamiliar territories to redifine our understanding of what it is to be civilized.
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  • Publisher: Pan Books
  • Published: 12 October 2001
  • Format: Paperback 656 pages
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  • Categories: General & World History | Classical History / Classical Civilisation
  • ISBN 13: 9780330487986 ISBN 10: 0330487981
  • Sales rank: 1,009,371

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Full description for Civilizations

• A close examination of the world's societies, from the maritime civilizations of the Polynesians to the Dawada people of the Sahara. Rather than looking to the familiar spots of Rome and Paris, Fernadez-Armesto takes us to unfamiliar territories to redifine our understanding of what it is to be civilized. Filled with anecdotal historical tales, shrewd insights and engaging arguments, this book concludes that societies can be judged on how civilized they are by investigating their interaction with their own environment.