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The uses of the past; [electronic resource] profiles of former societies.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, Oxford University Press, 1952.Description: xi, 394 p. 22 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 901
LOC classification:
  • CB57 .M9
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also issued online.
Contents:
Introduction : Hagia Sophia, or the 'Holy Wisdom' -- The nature of history -- The adventure of civilization -- The legacy of Israel -- The romantic glory of classical Greece -- The rise of Christianity -- The fall of Rome -- The birth of Western civilization -- 'Holy Russia,' Byzantine and Marxist -- The timely East -- Conclusion : the uses of the history.
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Bibliography: p. 375-382.

Introduction : Hagia Sophia, or the 'Holy Wisdom' -- The nature of history -- The adventure of civilization -- The legacy of Israel -- The romantic glory of classical Greece -- The rise of Christianity -- The fall of Rome -- The birth of Western civilization -- 'Holy Russia,' Byzantine and Marxist -- The timely East -- Conclusion : the uses of the history.

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