Civilization by Charles Beard Editor (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Pages slightly tanned otherwise Good. NOT A FORMER LIBRARY BOOK.

Hardcover. Seventh Printing. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Edgewear. Previous owner's name. DJ is worn and torn at edges. DJ is torn at spine and flaps. ; 408 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 408 Pages; 16 Chapters; Introduction And Epilogue; In 1934. Reprinted Pages Tight; No Markings On Pages; Page Edges Cut Roughly; Underlining And Notes On Few Pages. Tan Linen Like Hard Covers With Black Lettering On Front Cover And Spine. Some Rubbing And Fading. Corners Show Slight Bumping. Each Chapter Is Written By Different Author With Various Themes. Authors Include: Bertrand Russell; Emil Ludwig; George Dorsey; John Dewey; Carl Van Doren; James Robinson; Havelock Ellis, Etc. With Subjects Of Science; Business; War And Peace; Health; Religion; Philosophy; Education Literature; Race And Civilization, Etc. Editor Presents Authorities Of Outstanding Competence With The Ability To Present Their Ideas With Clearness And Vigor As They Deal With Several Phases Of Modern Civilization. Very Rare Vintage Copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. black hard cover with gold lettering inside rectangle, spine similar with ship inside oval toward the bottom and publisher name, linen-like cover, light soiling on the page edges, inscription inside the front cover in ink, pages clean with minimum of foxing, 8.5x 6 inches, 16 chapters . 306 pages. Page titles include: The New Age and the New Man by Ralph E. Flanders, Science Lights the Torch by Robert A. Millikan, The Spirit of Invention in an Industrial Civilization by Elmer A Sperry. Power by C. F. Hirshfeld, Transportation by Roy V. Wright, Communication by Lee de Forest, Modern Industry and Management by Dexter S. Kimball, Agriculture by Thomas D. Campbell, Engineering in Government by L. W. Wallace, Art in the Marketplace by Richard F. Bach, The Machine and Architecture by Stephen F. Voorhees and Ralph T. Walker, Work and Leisure by Lillian M. Gilbreth, Education and the New Age by William E. Wickenden, Machine Industry and Idealism by Michael Pupin, Spirit and Culture Under the Machine by Harvey N. Davis and Summary, the Planning of Civilization by Charles A. Beard.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. blue & gilt cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). no dustwrapper. binding square & tight. covers have a few faint spots. edges aged but clean. contents free of markings. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition so stated. first printing (NAP). 408p. b&w chapter heading illustrations. world history. modern history. philosophy. religion. art history. science. ~ A simple method has controlled the preparation of the volume. With the aid of friendly advice from many quarters, authorities of outstanding competence, possessing also the ability to present their ideas with clearness and vigor, were chosen to deal with the several phases of modern civilization. No limitations, save those of space, were laid upon them. Each writer was given a free hand. None of them was asked to assume any responsibility for the opinions of the others. The editor has not altered their copy, smoothed out contradictions, or taken on the duty of defending everything that appears in these pages. If the principle of liberty had not commanded this, the distinction of the co~operating authors would have made it imperative. Contents= INTRODUCTION: Charles A. Beard. / I. THE CIVILIZATIONS OF THE EAST AND THE WEST Hu Shih. / II. ANCIENT AND MEDIÆVAL CIVILIZATIONS: Hendrik Willem van Loon. / SCIENCE: Bertrand Russell. / IV. BUSINESS: Julius Klein. / V. LABOR: Sidney and Beatrice Webb. / VI. LAW AND GOVERNMENT: Howard Lee McBain. / VII. WAR AND PEACE: Emil Ludwig. / VIII. HEALTH: C. E. A. Winslow. / IX. THE FAMILY: Havelock Ellis. /X. RACE AND CIVILIZATION: George A. Dorsey. /XI. RELIGION: James Harvey Robinson. / XII. THE ARTS: Lewis Mumford. / XIII. PHILOSOPHY: John Dewey. / XIV.PLAY: Stuart Chase. / XV. EDUCATION: Everett Dean Martin. / XVI. LITERATURE: Carl Van Doren. / EPILOGUE: Charles A. Beard. …

hard cover. Condition: good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDGood, hard cover book with no dust jacket, spine on cover discolored, 408 pages, 8vo.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Includes articles by Beard, Sidney and Beatrice Webb, Lewis Mumford, Havelock Ellis, Bertrand Russell, and others. Name of previous owner on front endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Vii, 307 Pp. Dark Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Edition Stated. Near Fine, Gilt Brilliant, No Marks. Dust Jacket Priced $3.00, Wear, Small Losses At Corners, 2 3/4" X 1 1//2" Deep V-Chip At Top Of Rear Panel. Interesting Commentaries, Revealing About What Prominent Americans Thought Civilization Was (In 1930). However, The Beard Studies Omit Any Response From Any In The Great Masses Of The World Who Do Not Invent Or Manufacture, Nor Own Or Manage, The Technological Enterprises Which Are The Essence Of Technological Development, Which Is The Primary Concern Of These Respondents; Nor Has Any Study In The Succeeding 90 Years Attempted To Explore The Meaning Of Culture So Except In The Most Superficially Journalistic And Condescending Manner. But What Could Go Wrong? Aren't The Elites, After All, Elite? It Isn't Like Unprincipled Demagogues, Secure With All The Advantages Of Modern Technology, Would Incite Violence Amongst The Vast Majority, With Relatively Ever-Declining Options Ever-Declining Self-Esteem And Relatively Ever-Declining Standards Of Living. Why Bother Talking To Them To See Anything More Than Whether They Agree Or Not? And Who Will Ever Want To Read Ordinary People's Opinions When The Questions They're Asked Are Always Stupidly Closed-Ended And Never Followed Up By Why Etc.. Headpieces And Jacket By E. E. Thurston (illustrator).…