Our Old World Background

Beard and Bagley's classic study of European history was first published in 1924, and remains an influential work in the field. Drawing on a range of sources, including literature, art, and political theory, the authors provide a detailed analysis of the cultural and intellectual background that shaped the development of Western civilization.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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