Civilisation
Subtitle: a personal view
By: [by] Kenneth Clark
Edition: [1st U.S. ed.].
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1970
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
Subjects: Civilization; History
Description: Historical and cultural synthesis of Western man's art, his buildings, books, and great individuals. Prepared for the author's television series, "Civilization."
Notes: Also issued online.
Table of contents: title: The skin of our teeth; title: The great thaw; title: Romance and reality; title: Man : the measure of all things; title: The hero as artist; title: Protest and communication; title: Grandeur and obedience; title: The light of experience; title: The pursuit of happiness; title: The smile of reason; title: The worship of nature; title: The fallacies of hope; title: Heroic materialism.