TY - JOUR
AU - Hulme, Edward Maslin
AB - REVIEWS OF BOOKS GENERAL BOOKS AND BOOKS OF ANCIENT HISTORY A Short History of Civilization. By LYNN THORNDIKE, Ph.D., Professor of History in Columbia University. (New York: F. S. Crofts and Company. 1926. Pp. xiv, 619. $5.00.) BEGINNING with an explanation of the formation of the geological strata and the evolution of life on our planet, this book traces the shifts and changes of civilization from the stone age to our own time. It is well proportioned. There are forty-two chapters. One is introductory; two are devoted to prehistoric and primitive times; five to the civilizations of the Near East; ten to Greece and Rome, the spread of early Christianity, and the barbarian invasions; four to the civilizations of the Far East; two to the Byzantine and Saracenic civilizations; six to medieval Europe; seven to the Renaissance, Reformation, and Age of Reason; and five to the development of our present civilization. In a book dealing with the entire history of man's progress'there are, naturally, some periods treated with better knowledge and understanding than others; but even the most alert reader will fail to find a really weak chapter, while the greater number of the chapters are admirable sum­ maries 
TI - A Short History of Civilization, By Lynn Thorndike, Ph.D., Professor of History in Columbia University. (New York: F. S. Crofts and Company. 1926. Pp. ...
JF - The American Historical Review
DO - 10.1086/ahr/32.3.555
DA - 1927-04-01
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SP - 555
EP - 556
VL - 32
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
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