Early Civilization Books


Early Modern Human Evolution in Central Europe: The People of Dolnï¿1/2 V&estonice and Pavlov The Dolnï¿1/2 V&estonice Studies Volume 12 (Human Evolution Series)Early Modern Human Evolution in Central Europe: The People of Dolnï¿1/2 V&estonice and Pavlov The Dolnï¿1/2 V&estonice Studies Volume 12 (Human Evolution Series)
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This is primary descriptive volume on the most important paleontological site for research into...
Civilization in the West, Volume C (since 1789) (7th Edition)Civilization in the West, Volume C (since 1789) (7th Edition)
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This book was for a course in college. I received the book in plenty of time to read it before...
The Western Heritage: Teaching and Learning Classroom Edition, Combined Volume (6th Edition)The Western Heritage: Teaching and Learning Classroom Edition, Combined Volume (6th Edition)
Best Price: $65.00
This highly visual brief survey of Western civilization presents an exceptionally balanced...
The Heritage of World Civilizations: Volume 1 (9th Edition)The Heritage of World Civilizations: Volume 1 (9th Edition)
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Written by leading scholars in their respective fields, The Heritage of World Civilizations ...
Maps and Civilization: Cartography in Culture and SocietyMaps and Civilization: Cartography in Culture and Society
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This review is of the 2nd edition, there is now a third edition. Thrower concisely outlines...


Get More from the AtariGet More from the AtariShaping Losses: CULTURAL MEMORY AND THE HOLOCAUSTShaping Losses: CULTURAL MEMORY AND THE HOLOCAUST
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"Shaping Losses" explores how traumatic loss affects identity and how those who are...
The Ancient Engineers (MIT Press paperbacks in the history of science & technology)The Ancient Engineers (MIT Press paperbacks in the history of science & technology)
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From the dawn of history to the rise of the scientific method in the sixteenth and seventeenth...
Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture, Volume 12 (American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies)Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture, Volume 12 (American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies)
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Heritage of World Civilizations, The, Combined Volume (8th Edition)Heritage of World Civilizations, The, Combined Volume (8th Edition)
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This comprehensive yet accessible survey of world history has been extensively revised to...


Plato to Nato (BBC)Plato to Nato (BBC)
A collection of 14 essays on political thought. They span thinkers such as Plato, Machiavelli,...
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient CivilizationsThe Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations
Best Price: $12.18
Okay, I got this book as a gift. It covers quite a bit of history in a small book. More of a...
The Unperfect Society : Beyond the New ClassThe Unperfect Society : Beyond the New Class
Best Price: $110.34
Djilas's explains that Marxist ideology, and especially marxist philosophy...
The West Transformed: A History of Western CivilizationThe West Transformed: A History of Western Civilization
Best Price: $46.75
THE WEST TRANSFORMED is a comprehensive introductory Western civilization or European history...
A Brief History of the Western World, Volume 1A Brief History of the Western World, Volume 1
Best Price: $34.86
Contains chapters 1-10 of the comprehensive text.

What Makes Civilization?: The Ancient Near East and the Future of the WestWhat Makes Civilization?: The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West
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Renowned archaeologist David Wengrow creates here a vivid new account of the "birth of...
The Elsewhere Community (Massey Lectures)The Elsewhere Community (Massey Lectures)
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"The Elsewhere Community" examines the role of "elsewhere"...
Following Hadrian: A Second-Century Journey through the Roman EmpireFollowing Hadrian: A Second-Century Journey through the Roman Empire
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"Following Hadrian" is a quite compelling book. Hard to categorize, though; Elizabeth...
Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus (Hinges of History)Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus (Hinges of History)
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I enormously enjoyed Cahill's earlier book, "How the Irish Saved...
Guns, Germs & Steel: The Fates of Human SocietiesGuns, Germs & Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
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In July 1972, Author Jared Diamond, was walking along a beach on a tropic island of New Guinea,...

Introduction to Simulation and SLAMIntroduction to Simulation and SLAM
For the first time, with both the presentation of a simulation language and the material needed...
The Ancient Greeks For DummiesThe Ancient Greeks For Dummies
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I wanted to see which book would be a better introduction to Ancient Greece: The Idiot's...
Progress: Fact or Illusion?Progress: Fact or Illusion?
Best Price: $75.00
Progress, perhaps the fundamental secular belief of modern Western society, has come under heavy...
Sources of World History, Volume ISources of World History, Volume I
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From constitutional documents, political theory, and philosophy, to imaginative literature and...
Foundations in the Dust: Story of Mesopotamian ExplorationFoundations in the Dust: Story of Mesopotamian Exploration
Best Price: $137.82
Frontis. + 216 pp. & 80 illus., 8vo.

Arktos: The Polar Myth in Science, Symbolism, and Nazi SurvivalArktos: The Polar Myth in Science, Symbolism, and Nazi Survival
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Arktos is the first book ever written on the archetype of the Poles: celestial and terrestrial,...
Elam: Surveys of Political History and Archaeology (University of California publications)Elam: Surveys of Political History and Archaeology (University of California publications)Over the Edge: Remapping the American WestOver the Edge: Remapping the American West
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From the Gold Rush to rush hour, the history of the American West is fraught with diverse,...
Greeks and Romans in the Modern WorldGreeks and Romans in the Modern World
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I read this book for my senior seminar while studying abroad in Rome. I can safely say that it...
The Education of a Canadian: My Life As a Scholar and ActivistThe Education of a Canadian: My Life As a Scholar and Activist
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This captivating memoir by one of Canada's pre-eminent and honored scholars records a life...

The History of Al-Tabari: The Ancient Kingdoms (Tabari//History of Al-Tabari/Ta'rikh Al-Rusul Wa'l-Muluk)The History of Al-Tabari: The Ancient Kingdoms (Tabari//History of Al-Tabari/Ta'rikh Al-Rusul Wa'l-Muluk)On True and False Ideas, New Objections to Descartes' Meditations and Descartes' Replies (Studies in the History of Philosophy)On True and False Ideas, New Objections to Descartes' Meditations and Descartes' Replies (Studies in the History of Philosophy)
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This is a translation of "Des Vraies et des Fausses Idees" by Antoine Arnauld, in...
Mesopotamia and the East (Monograph / Oxford University Committee for Archaeology)Mesopotamia and the East (Monograph / Oxford University Committee for Archaeology)
The fortunes of Mesopotamia were intimately tied in a variety of different relationships with...
William Blakes Great TaskWilliam Blakes Great TaskDeep Roots?: A Fresh Look at the Origins of Some Quaker IdeasDeep Roots?: A Fresh Look at the Origins of Some Quaker Ideas

At The Edge of the Corrupting Sea (J.L. Myers Memorial Lecture)At The Edge of the Corrupting Sea (J.L. Myers Memorial Lecture)
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Recent historical debates have disputed the nature of Mediterranean history, and the different...
Nineveh and Its Remains (Gorgias Reprint), vol I (v. 1)Nineveh and Its Remains (Gorgias Reprint), vol I (v. 1)
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This book describes the discovery of Assyrian sites in Nineveh, Iraq. It intersperses journeys...
Berkshire Encyclopedia Of World History: Five Volume SetBerkshire Encyclopedia Of World History: Five Volume Set
Best Price: $275.00
An impressive and exhaustive collaboration of authors and editors William H. McNeill, David...
Greeks and Romans in the Modern WorldGreeks and Romans in the Modern World
Best Price: $2.49
I read this book for my senior seminar while studying abroad in Rome. I can safely say that it...
The Education of a Canadian: My Life As a Scholar and ActivistThe Education of a Canadian: My Life As a Scholar and Activist
Best Price: $69.35
This captivating memoir by one of Canada's pre-eminent and honored scholars records a life...

The History of Al-Tabari: The Ancient Kingdoms (Tabari//History of Al-Tabari/Ta'rikh Al-Rusul Wa'l-Muluk)The History of Al-Tabari: The Ancient Kingdoms (Tabari//History of Al-Tabari/Ta'rikh Al-Rusul Wa'l-Muluk)On True and False Ideas, New Objections to Descartes' Meditations and Descartes' Replies (Studies in the History of Philosophy)On True and False Ideas, New Objections to Descartes' Meditations and Descartes' Replies (Studies in the History of Philosophy)
Best Price: $155.47
This is a translation of "Des Vraies et des Fausses Idees" by Antoine Arnauld, in...
Mesopotamia and the East (Monograph / Oxford University Committee for Archaeology)Mesopotamia and the East (Monograph / Oxford University Committee for Archaeology)
The fortunes of Mesopotamia were intimately tied in a variety of different relationships with...
William Blakes Great TaskWilliam Blakes Great TaskDeep Roots?: A Fresh Look at the Origins of Some Quaker IdeasDeep Roots?: A Fresh Look at the Origins of Some Quaker Ideas

At The Edge of the Corrupting Sea (J.L. Myers Memorial Lecture)At The Edge of the Corrupting Sea (J.L. Myers Memorial Lecture)
Best Price: $14.99
Recent historical debates have disputed the nature of Mediterranean history, and the different...
Nineveh and Its Remains (Gorgias Reprint), vol I (v. 1)Nineveh and Its Remains (Gorgias Reprint), vol I (v. 1)
Best Price: $44.26
This book describes the discovery of Assyrian sites in Nineveh, Iraq. It intersperses journeys...
Berkshire Encyclopedia Of World History: Five Volume SetBerkshire Encyclopedia Of World History: Five Volume Set
Best Price: $275.00
An impressive and exhaustive collaboration of authors and editors William H. McNeill, David...
The Field Guide to Early ManThe Field Guide to Early Man
An illustrated introduction to the evolution of man, from the early hominids to the present day.
Melusine the Serpent Goddess in A. S. Byatt's Possession and MythologyMelusine the Serpent Goddess in A. S. Byatt's Possession and Mythology
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This book presents itself as a scholarly look at the figure of Melusine, best-known as the...

The Christian Heritage: Problems and ProspectsThe Christian Heritage: Problems and Prospects
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The Christian Heritage: Problems and Prospects delves into the history of the western Christian...
The Companionship of Books: Essays in Honor of Laurence BernsThe Companionship of Books: Essays in Honor of Laurence Berns
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This volume is a collection of essays by various contributors in honor of the late Laurence...
Civilizations: Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of NatureCivilizations: Culture, Ambition, and the Transformation of Nature
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Armesto's approach to history is driven by ecological concerns, showing how a particular...
Heroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern AgeHeroes of History: A Brief History of Civilization from Ancient Times to the Dawn of the Modern Age
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When I was a boy I remember my father receiving the complete Story of Civilization series by...
Decline of the West: Form and Actuality, Part 2Decline of the West: Form and Actuality, Part 2
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1939. Other volumes in this set include ISBN number(s): 0766138089. Volume 2 of a 2 volume set....

Antonio Ros De Olano's Experiments in Post-Romantic Prose, 1857-1884: Between Romanticism and Modernism (Hispanic Literature)Antonio Ros De Olano's Experiments in Post-Romantic Prose, 1857-1884: Between Romanticism and Modernism (Hispanic Literature)
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This study seeks to identify Ros de Olano's specific innovations and departures from...
The Vespasiano Memoirs: Lives of Illustrious Men of the XVth Century (RSART: Renaissance Society of America Reprint Text Series)The Vespasiano Memoirs: Lives of Illustrious Men of the XVth Century (RSART: Renaissance Society of America Reprint Text Series)
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Vespasiano da Bisticci (b. 1421) was a Florentine bookseller known as the most celebrated dealer...
The Wisdom of Love (Texts and Contexts)The Wisdom of Love (Texts and Contexts)
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The Wisdom of Love examines the seemingly contradictory claims of universalism and partisanship...
Encyclopedia of Empires of the WorldEncyclopedia of Empires of the WorldAfter the End: Representations of Post-ApocalypseAfter the End: Representations of Post-Apocalypse
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Error, Misuse, Failure: Object Lessons From The English RenaissanceError, Misuse, Failure: Object Lessons From The English Renaissance
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If certain objects work well, no one notices them. As with "black boxes," their...
The Search for the Individual/The Quest for the Individual: Roots of Western CivilizationThe Search for the Individual/The Quest for the Individual: Roots of Western Civilization
The book consists of 25 articles by various scholars on the absence and presence of...
The Cultural Turn in Late Ancient Studies: Gender, Asceticism, and HistoriographyThe Cultural Turn in Late Ancient Studies: Gender, Asceticism, and Historiography
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The essays in this provocative collection exemplify the innovations that have characterized the...
Assembler for the IBM PC and PC XTAssembler for the IBM PC and PC XT
The book gets better with each edition. The author adds more detail in the description of...
Daily Life of the Aztecs: People of the Sun and Earth (The Daily Life Through History Series)Daily Life of the Aztecs: People of the Sun and Earth (The Daily Life Through History Series)
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The Aztecs themselves are incredibly fascinating and "Daily Life of the Aztecs" does a...

The Axemaker's GiftThe Axemaker's Gift
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A succinct account of how throughout history technology hasled the human race down certain...
Islam, Muslims and America: Understanding the Basis of Their ConflictIslam, Muslims and America: Understanding the Basis of Their Conflict
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The Rise of Western Christendom: Triumph and Diversity 200-1000 AD (Making of Europe)The Rise of Western Christendom: Triumph and Diversity 200-1000 AD (Making of Europe)
Peter Brown, professor of History at Princeton University, has written an amazing work. While so...
St Petersburg: A Cultural HistorySt Petersburg: A Cultural History
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A compelling portrait of a city and its transcendent artistic and spiritual legacy-written by a...
Medieval Astrology in ManuscriptsMedieval Astrology in Manuscripts
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In the Middle Ages the art of predicting earthly events and human characteristics from the...

Crooked Timber of HumanityCrooked Timber of Humanity
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The best essay here is the one on Joseph de Maistre whom Berlin shows convincingly as one of the...
Food of the Gods : The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge: A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human EvolutionFood of the Gods : The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge: A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human EvolutionNewton's Gift : How Sir Isaac Newton Unlocked the System of the WorldNewton's Gift : How Sir Isaac Newton Unlocked the System of the WorldState Formation in Early China (Duckworth Debates in Archaeology)State Formation in Early China (Duckworth Debates in Archaeology)
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My own main interest is history and while there is a bit of history in this book the main focus...
The Oracles of the  Ancient World: A Comprehensive Guide (Duckworth Archaeology)The Oracles of the Ancient World: A Comprehensive Guide (Duckworth Archaeology)
Best Price: $135.07
This is a book for anyone who is interested in the oracles of the ancient world. Dr Trevor...

Celtic Leinster: Towards an Historical Geography of Early Irish Civilization, A.D. 500-1600 (Celtic & Medieval Studies)Celtic Leinster: Towards an Historical Geography of Early Irish Civilization, A.D. 500-1600 (Celtic & Medieval Studies)Pushing Time away: My Grandfather and the Tragedy of Jewish ViennaPushing Time away: My Grandfather and the Tragedy of Jewish Vienna
David Oppenheim's grandson, the philosopher Peter Singer, never knew his grandfather, for...
The Chemical Muse: Drug Use and the Roots of Western CivilizationThe Chemical Muse: Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization
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David Hillman's book "The Chemical Muse: Drug Use and the Roots of Western...
Civilization in the West: To 1500Civilization in the West: To 1500
Best Price: $60.46
This book was used as a textbook at my college. Although it contains tons of information, most...
The West: Encounters & Transformations, Volume B (1300-1815) (2nd Edition)The West: Encounters & Transformations, Volume B (1300-1815) (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $74.99
The West: Encounters & Transformations takes a new approach to telling the story of...

History of Marxian Economics (Radical Economics S.) (Vol 2)History of Marxian Economics (Radical Economics S.) (Vol 2)
Follows on from the first volume which dealt with the period from the death of Marx in 1883 to...
British History 1660-1832 (British Studies)British History 1660-1832 (British Studies)
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This is an interpretative study of the idea of Britain, examining the transformation of a...
An Unfinished History of the WorldAn Unfinished History of the World
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I first read this book in grad school and found it to be one of the most fascinating books I...
Enlightenment Geography (Studies in Modern History)Enlightenment Geography (Studies in Modern History)
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This is a study of the politics of British geography books and of related forms of geographical...
In Search of Civil SocietyIn Search of Civil Society
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Civil society has become a dominant concept in politics and the social sciences. But what does...

Social Psychology and ModernitySocial Psychology and Modernity
"...clearly written in an accessible style, it is also very engaging...the book should...
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval EuropeHow the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
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How the Irish Save Civilization. Thomas Cahill The basic premise of the book is that the Irish...
A Mediterranean Society: The Jewish Communities of the Arab World as Portrayed in the Documents of the Cairo Geniza, Vol. V: The IndividualA Mediterranean Society: The Jewish Communities of the Arab World as Portrayed in the Documents of the Cairo Geniza, Vol. V: The Individual
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This six-volume "portrait of a Mediterranean personality" is a composite portrait of...
Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning: The Great War in European Cultural History (Canto)Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning: The Great War in European Cultural History (Canto)
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Shortly before his death, Otto von Bismarck ominously predicted that, "if there is ever...
How the Irish Saved Civilization : The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval EuropeHow the Irish Saved Civilization : The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
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Michael Knox Beran (and Richard Hofstatdter much earlier) reminds us in his biography on Bobby...

Children of the NightChildren of the Night
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This study of the many manifestations of the vampire myth from Beowulf to Buffy explores what it...
Sources of the Western Tradition, Vol. 2: From the Renaissance to the PresentSources of the Western Tradition, Vol. 2: From the Renaissance to the Present
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I was sent the wrong book which caused me to have to drop the class. I would not purchase any...
A History of Western Society, CompleteA History of Western Society, Complete
Best Price: $70.80
This is the book out there for A.P. European History and it is a detailed piece of literature....
Representations and Contradictions: Ambivalence Towards Images, Theatre, Fiction, Relics and SexualityRepresentations and Contradictions: Ambivalence Towards Images, Theatre, Fiction, Relics and Sexuality
This is an investigation of how societies and cultures in different times and places have...
The Archaeology of Islam (Social Archaeology)The Archaeology of Islam (Social Archaeology)
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This book examines the archaeological implications of Islam as a force which can act upon all...

The Roman World: A SourcebookThe Roman World: A Sourcebook
Best Price: $36.04
The 57 documents in this sourcebook introduce readers to many of the major topics of Roman...
Social Nature: Theory, Practice and PoliticsSocial Nature: Theory, Practice and Politics
Best Price: $32.33
This groundbreaking collection brings together for the first time diverse geographical work on...
   
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