Synopsis
This collection of over 80 papers discusses the development and modifications of the classifications of civilizations, which members of the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations have been discussing through the 1970s and '80s. This book is significant because it brings together the thinking of dozens of scholars on the identification of the qualities and behavior of civilizations. Co-published by arrangement with the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations.
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Review
The book is an excellent introduction to alternative ways of conceptualizing and bounding civilizations. It confronts directly the most difficult questions, and its dialectical style provokes thought.
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