Time in History

Time in History
Author: G. J. Whitrow
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1989
Genre: Chronology
ISBN: 9780192852113

In this intriguing book G.J. Whitrow traces the evolution of our general awareness of time and its significance from the dawn of history to the present day. His absorbing study ranges from Ancient Egypt and Persia, Greece, and Israel, to the Islamic world, India and China, and Europe andAmerica, showing the different ways time has been perceived by various civilizations.

Life and Work in Prehistoric Times (Pb Direct)

Life and Work in Prehistoric Times (Pb Direct)
Author: G. Renard
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2013-07-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136194746

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize the most up to date findings and theories of historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and sociologists. This reprinted material is available as a set or in the following groupings: * Prehistory and Historical Ethnography Set of 12: 0-415-15611-4: £800.00 * Greek Civilization Set of 7: 0-415-15612-2: £450.00 * Roman Civilization Set of 6: 0-415-15613-0: £400.00 * Eastern Civilizations Set of 10: 0-415-15614-9: £650.00 * Judaeo-Christian Civilization Set of 4: 0-415-15615-7: £250.00 * European Civilization Set of 11: 0-415-15616-5: £700.00

Prehistory

Prehistory
Author: Chris Gosden
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2018
Genre: HISTORY
ISBN: 0198803516

Recent archaeological discoveries from China and central Asia have changed our understanding of how human civilization developed in the period of some 4 million years before the start of written history. In this new edition of his Very Short Introduction, Chris Gosden explores the current theories on the ebb and flow of human cultural variety.

Palafox

Palafox
Author: Eric Chevillard
Publisher: Archipelago
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1935744119

Eric Chevillard’s visionary play of word and thought has been compared to the work of Beckett, Michaux, and Pinget, yet the universe he spins is utterly his own. Palafox (Editions de Minuit, 1990), Chevillard’s third novel of eleven, explores the ecosystem of an unclassifiable yet enchanting protean creature, Palafox. A team of experts armed with degrees of higher learning is determined to label, train, baptize, and realize the elusive creature, while Palafox effortlessly and wordlessly defies them all.

Prehistoric Times

Prehistoric Times
Author: Sir John Lubbock
Publisher: New York, London : Williams & Norgate
Total Pages: 646
Release: 1913
Genre: Anthropology
ISBN: