The Lessons of History
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Written by the authors of the 10 volume *The Story of Civilization*, this short (fewer than 120 pages) work notes "events and comments that might illuminate present affairs, future probabilities, the nature of man, and the conduct of states." Its 13 chapters discuss historiography (what is history), history and the earth, history and biology, race, character, morals, religion, economics, socialism, government, war, growth and decay. The final chapter asks, "Is progress real?"
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Sign InPhilosophyHistoryHistory, philosophyWorld historyHistoirePhilosophieWen hua shi .Shi jie shi
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Book Details
First Published
1968
Pages
117 pages
Rating
3.9 / 5
Ratings
7
Editions
25
Publisher
Brand: Simon n Schuster
Language
CHI, PER, FRE
Status
Published
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