CIVILIZATIONS by Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe ISBN 0330487981
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A 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.
Civilizations is a radical cultural history of mankind's fragile relationship with nature, written in the unique style that made Millennium a best seller. Felipe Fernandez-Armesto closely examines the world's societies, from the maritime civilizations of the Polynesians to the Dawada people of the Sahara. It is here that the author seeks the birth of civilization as we know it. Instead of stopping off at the usual cultural tourist spots of Imperial Rome, Enlightenment Paris and Renaissance Florence, Fernandez-Armesto takes us to unfamiliar territories that redefine our understanding of what it is to be civilized. From this position Fernandez-Armesto concludes that societies can be judged on how civilized they are, and this decision can only be made by investigating their interaction with their own environment. (Though, controversially, the white western world does not score highly, as judged by this system) The whole book is crammed with wonderfully anecdotal historical tales, shrewd insights and engaging arguments. In Civilizations Felipe Fernadez-Armesto has written an uniquely challenging and controversial work that shows us not just who we are, but also why we are.
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[edit] Title
CIVILIZATIONS
[edit] Author
Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe
[edit] ISBN
0330487981
[edit] Published
12/10/2001
[edit] Publisher
Pan Books Ltd
[edit] Binding
paperback
[edit] Retail Price
9.99 (GBP)
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8.99 (GBP)
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