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Contents
INTRODUCTION | xcvii |
THE ECONOMIC ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION | 5 |
THE POLITICAL ELEMENTS OF CIVILIZATION | 21 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The story of civilization, Volume 1 The Story of Civilization, Ariel Durant |
| Authors | Will Durant, Ariel Durant |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1954 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Length | 1049 pages |
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