The ordeal of civilization
Subtitle: a sketch of the development and world-wide diffusion of our present-day institutions and ideas
By: by James Harvey Robinson.
Publisher: Harper & brothers
Published: 1926
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 769
Subjects: Civilization -- History; Europe -- History
First sentence: Many years ago the writer became dissatisfied with what passed for history.
Description: "A large part of the material, both text and illustrations, of this volume is taken from Mediaeval and modern times."
Notes: "A large part of the material, both text and illustrations, of this volume is taken from Mediaeval and modern times."