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Traces on the Rhodian Shore: Nature and Culture in Western Thought from Ancient Times to the End of the Eighteenth Century
Clarence J. Glacken
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Paperback. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1118. Nature and Culture in Western Thought from Ancient Times to the End of the Eighteenth Century. 800 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; JFCX. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 37. Weight: 1068.
In the history of Western thought, men have persistently asked three questions concerning the habitable earth and their relationships to it. Is the earth, which is obviously a fit environment for man and other organic life, a purposefully made creation? Have its climates, its relief, the configuration of its continents influenced the moral and social nature of individuals, and have they had an influence in molding the character and nature of human culture? In his long tenure of the earth, in what manner has man changed it from its hypothetical pristine condition? From the time of the Greeks to our ... Read more
In the history of Western thought, men have persistently asked three questions concerning the habitable earth and their relationships to it. Is the earth, which is obviously a fit environment for man and other organic life, a purposefully made creation? Have its climates, its relief, the configuration of its continents influenced the moral and social nature of individuals, and have they had an influence in molding the character and nature of human culture? In his long tenure of the earth, in what manner has man changed it from its hypothetical pristine condition? From the time of the Greeks to our ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
800
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Condition
New
Number of Pages
800
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520032163
SKU
V9780520032163
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About Clarence J. Glacken
Clarence James Glacken (1909 - August 20, 1989) was Professor of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley.
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