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The Revolutions of Civilisation

This short, well-illustrated work of 1911 sketches the rise and fall of civilisations across ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and beyond.

William Matthew Flinders Petrie (Author)

9781108065818, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 5 September 2013

126 pages

21.6 x 14 x 0.7 cm, 0.17 kg

Among the leading Egyptologists of his day, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853\u20131942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. This short yet well-illustrated work, first published in 1911, sketches humankind's achievements over 10,000 years, establishing patterns in the rise and fall of civilisations. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of ancient Egypt, and looking also at Greece, Rome and beyond, Petrie defines each civilisation as having a summer of growth and a winter of decline, revealing his controversial eugenic view that while migration can initially reinvigorate a society, the mixing of peoples ove]

The Revolutions of Civilisation Petrie Paperback Cambridge University Press

The Revolutions of Civilisation

This short, well-illustrated work of 1911 sketches the rise and fall of civilisations across ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and beyond.

William Matthew Flinders Petrie (Author)

9781108065818, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 5 September 2013

126 pages

21.6 x 14 x 0.7 cm, 0.17 kg

Among the leading Egyptologists of his day, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853\u20131942) excavated over fifty sites and trained a generation of archaeologists. This short yet well-illustrated work, first published in 1911, sketches humankind's achievements over 10,000 years, establishing patterns in the rise and fall of civilisations. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of ancient Egypt, and looking also at Greece, Rome and beyond, Petrie defines each civilisation as having a summer of growth and a winter of decline, revealing his controversial eugenic view that while migration can initially reinvigorate a society, the mixing of peoples ove]

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