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Great books of the western world is an act of piety. What are the similarities and differences among the worlds earliest civilizations. Whats a comprehensive history book about western civilization. On henri frankforts approach to the ancient world godfrey lienhardt edited with an introduction by ahmed aishahi and jeremy coote introduction the piece published below is the script of a talk by godfrey lienhardt about henri frankforts book the birth ocivilization in the near east frankfort 1951a. Western civilization might have been less disconnected from the eastearn world, from. Ancient greece is one of the most important civilizations in all of. Under the carolingian rulers, and especially under. Frankforts book the birth o civilization in the near east frankfort 1951a. On april 15, 1952, the great books of the western world were presented at a publication party in the waldorfastoria hotel, in new york city. The birth of civilization in the near east by henri. The great conversation, established in 2004, is a book discussion group dedicated to reading the great works of western civilization. Great books of the western world is a series of books originally published in the united states in 1952, by encyclop. The name and original inspiration of the group is britannica great books of the western world, edited by mortimer adler.
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