The Beginnings Of Civilization Classic Reprint

Author : Emil Reich
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ISBN 13 : 9781330550090
Total Pages : 596 pages
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Download or read book History of Civilization, Being a Course of Lectures on the Origin and Development of the Main Institutions of Mankind (Classic Reprint) written by Emil Reich and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Civilization, Being a Course of Lectures on the Origin and Development of the Main Institutions of Mankind By permission of the Board of Trustees, and of the Faculty of the University of Cincinnati, the author of the present book commenced to deliver a public course of lectures on the History of Civilization at the lecture-hall of said University. The first lecture was given on the 13th of November, 1886, and, with a few interruptions, the course was continued on every Saturday. The interest of the general public in the course increased so rapidly that it became a mere matter of necessity to rent a larger hall, and thus, after the fourteenth lecture, the course was continued at the spacious hall of the Scottish Rite Church. As a further manifestation of the unabating interest of the public, the author was most urgently requested by the most competent people of the city to publish his lectures in book form. A list of subscriptions more than sufficient to cover the considerable expenses of the publication was filled in very short time, and the present book is a faithful copy of the lectures as delivered in the course. In the circular, submitted to subscribers, the book was announced to extend to 400 pages; the book, however, numbers over 550 pages and the author cherishes the belief that the additional 150 pages will not prove unwelcome to the reader. The highly finished cuts have been selected and furnished by Mr. Otto Reich, of Cincinnati. The course itself did not comprise an elaborate investigation into the institutions of modern times, and the book, therefore, does not devote special chapters to the discussion of the social and political development of the last three centuries. In every single lecture of the book, however, constant, and, occasionally, very exhaustive reference is taken to institutions of modern countries, more especially to those of the United States of America. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.